Loperamide abuse cardiotoxicity. Should loperamide still be an over the counter medication?

Idris, Amr; Mihora, Danielle C; Kaye, Kenji

Idris, Amr; Mihora, Danielle C; Kaye, Kenji.

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Idris A; University of Central Florida College of Medicine HCA GME Consortium; North Florida Regional Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Gainesville, Florida. Electronic address: amr-idris@hotmail.com.
Mihora DC; University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.
Kaye K; North Florida Regional Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.

Am J Emerg Med ; 36(9): 1716.e1-1716.e3, 2018 09.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29779679

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Antidiarrheals/adverse effects; Loperamide/adverse effects; Nonprescription Drugs/adverse effects; Substance-Related Disorders/complications; Tachycardia, Ventricular/chemically induced; Adult; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Female; Humans; Opioid-Related Disorders/complications; Tachycardia, Ventricular/physiopathology

Key words

Cardiotoxicity; Loperamide; QTc prolongation

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tachycardia, Ventricular / Substance-Related Disorders / Nonprescription Drugs / Loperamide / Antidiarrheals Limits: Adult / Female / Humans Language: En Year: 2018 Type: Article

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