ALLENTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) -- A local doctor is sounding the alarm on a routine medication, which is becoming a dangerous target of abuse. It's something almost everyone has in their medicine cabinet. The ...

It isn't always about diarrhea. That is a general statement but also applies to the use of anti-diarrhea medications. KDKA CBS Pittsburgh reported that a 29 year old Pittsburgh-area man died in ...

A 29-year old man died at his home in Pittsburgh last year after consuming more than the recommended dosage of an over-the-counter drug used for diarrhea. The office of the medical examiner said that ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (WPVI) -- Rutgers University researchers say they have uncovered a new threat in the opioid crisis - a rise in overdoses from the abuse of an over-the-counter diarrhea medication.

The FDA has issued a warning about loperamide-related cardiovascular events. The FDA warns that the antidiarrheal loperamide can lead to serious cardiac events when taken in high doses. Taking higher ...

Officials from Randolph Country issues warning against the excessive use of anti-diarrheal drug Imodium, with an active ingredient Loperamide, after a 23-year-old man died from an overdose. Randolph ...

In its ongoing effort to stem misuse and abuse of loperamide (Imodium, Johnson & Johnson), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved changes to the packaging for brand-name, ...

WEBVTT JACKIE: YES, SHANNON, AND THISTHEY SAY IT WAS LOPERAMIDEACCORDING TO THE MEDICALCOMMENT, BUT THEY HAVE DECLINEDPATEL’S POISONING DEATH IS THEACTIVE INGREDIENT IN DRUGS LIKEBUT WHEN PEOPLE ABUSE ...

Searching for an alternative to opioid painkillers such as Oxycontin and Vicodin, some addicts are now turning to the diarrhea drug Imodium for a high, researchers say. This abuse of Imodium — for its ...

ORLANDO, Florida — In patients with fecal incontinence, psyllium fiber appears to be as effective as loperamide for reducing bowel leakage, without intolerable adverse effects, a new study shows.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- A local doctor is sounding the alarm on a routine medication, which is becoming a dangerous target of abuse. It's something almost everyone has in their medicine cabinet. The most ...