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loperamide and Addiction, Opioid

loperamide has been researched along with Addiction, Opioid in 27 studies

Loperamide: One of the long-acting synthetic ANTIDIARRHEALS; it is not significantly absorbed from the gut, and has no effect on the adrenergic system or central nervous system, but may antagonize histamine and interfere with acetylcholine release locally.
loperamide : A synthetic piperidine derivative, effective against diarrhoea resulting from gastroenteritis or inflammatory bowel disease.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Loperamide is a μ-opioid receptor agonist with antidiarrhoeal effects."5.48[Loperamide abuse - constipation or heart attack?] ( Bjarnadottir, GD; Gunnarsdottir, AK; Haraldsson, M; Johannsson, M, 2018)
"Loperamide (Imodium) is a non-prescription opioid receptor agonist available over-the-counter for the treatment of diarrhea."5.46Unexpected Serious Cardiac Arrhythmias in the Setting of Loperamide Abuse. ( El Meligy, A; Garas, MK; Minami, T; Parikh, P; Rasla, S; Shah, NR; St Amand, A, 2017)
"Loperamide is a nonprescription opioid widely used for the treatment of diarrhea."4.95Clinical Review: Loperamide Toxicity. ( Juurlink, DN; Wu, PE, 2017)
"Loperamide, a μ-opioid receptor agonist, can cause cardiotoxicity by inhibiting the potassium ion channel and slowing cardiomyocyte repolarization."4.02Loperamide Toxicity Revealing Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. ( Chitturi, KR; Clewing, M; Hatcher, C; Khan, N; Nagueh, SF, 2021)
"With the increasing amount of information available on the Internet describing techniques for using loperamide either for self-treatment of opioid withdrawal syndromes or for recreational use (so-called legal highs), the objective was to describe a statewide poison control system's experience with loperamide misuse and abuse, with specific interest in cases of cardiotoxicity, and to determine if reported loperamide misuse or abuse cases have recently increased."3.85Loperamide Trends in Abuse and Misuse Over 13 Years: 2002-2015. ( Cantrell, FL; Corbett, B; Koh, CH; Lasoff, DR; Minns, AB, 2017)
"Loperamide is a nonprescription medication commonly used to treat diarrhea."2.82Loperamide Cardiac Toxicity: Pathophysiology, Presentation, and Management. ( Juurlink, DN; Wu, PE, 2022)
"Loperamide is a mu-opioid receptor agonist that is available as an over-the-counter anti-motility agent in the US and UK; recommended maximum doses of 12-16 mg/day."1.56Non-medical use of loperamide in the UK and the USA. ( Amioka, E; Black, JC; Dargan, PI; Dart, RC; Webb, NE; Wood, DM, 2020)
"Loperamide is an over-the-counter anti-diarrhoeal agent."1.56[A young woman's loperamide abuse for the achievement of euphoric effect]. ( Fiil, S; Kamronn, TM; Livbjerg, S; Petersen, TS, 2020)
"Loperamide is a peripheral mu-opioid agonist that is intended to be used for diarrhea."1.56Long-term Buprenorphine Treatment for Loperamide Use Disorder: A Case Series. ( Allgaier, JT; Brar, JK; Broyan, VR; Nye, L; Saxon, AJ, 2020)
"Loperamide is an opioid available over the counter and in prescription form."1.56Loperamide Abuse and Its Sequelae. ( Jones, P; Key, P; Prahlow, JA; Strzyzewski, L, 2020)
"Loperamide is an over-the-counter anti-diarrheal medication that is inexpensive, easily accessible, and widely used."1.48Loperamide abuse cardiotoxicity. Should loperamide still be an over the counter medication? ( Idris, A; Kaye, K; Mihora, DC, 2018)
"Loperamide is a μ-opioid receptor agonist with antidiarrhoeal effects."1.48[Loperamide abuse - constipation or heart attack?] ( Bjarnadottir, GD; Gunnarsdottir, AK; Haraldsson, M; Johannsson, M, 2018)
"Loperamide (Imodium) is a non-prescription opioid receptor agonist available over-the-counter for the treatment of diarrhea."1.46Unexpected Serious Cardiac Arrhythmias in the Setting of Loperamide Abuse. ( El Meligy, A; Garas, MK; Minami, T; Parikh, P; Rasla, S; Shah, NR; St Amand, A, 2017)
"Loperamide is an over-the-counter antidiarrheal with μ-opioid agonist activity."1.46Loperamide Abuse Associated With Cardiac Dysrhythmia and Death. ( Clark, KH; Eggleston, W; Marraffa, JM, 2017)
"Loperamide is a μ-opioid receptor agonist commonly used to treat diarrhea and often available as an over-the-counter medication."1.43Proarrhythmic mechanisms of the common anti-diarrheal medication loperamide: revelations from the opioid abuse epidemic. ( Compton, DR; Kang, J; Rampe, D; Vaz, RJ, 2016)
"Naloxone methiodide is a peripherally restricted opioid receptor antagonist."1.36Involvement of peripheral mu opioid receptors in scratching behavior in mice. ( Sugimoto, Y; Yamamoto, A, 2010)
"Loperamide is an opioid that stimulates opioid receptors in the gastrointestinal tract, thereby inhibiting intestinal secretion and propulsive peristalsis, probably without affecting the central nervous system."1.31[Loperamide abuse in anxiety disorder]. ( Bschor, T; Langlitz, N; Schotte, K, 2001)

Research

Studies (27)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19903 (11.11)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's1 (3.70)29.6817
2010's17 (62.96)24.3611
2020's6 (22.22)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Wu, PE2
Juurlink, DN2
Webb, NE1
Wood, DM1
Black, JC1
Amioka, E1
Dart, RC1
Dargan, PI1
Hill, MR1
Hopkins, MR1
Knezevic, CE1
Fiil, S1
Kamronn, TM1
Petersen, TS1
Livbjerg, S1
Brar, JK1
Broyan, VR1
Allgaier, JT1
Nye, L1
Saxon, AJ1
Strzyzewski, L1
Key, P1
Jones, P1
Prahlow, JA1
Khan, N1
Chitturi, KR1
Hatcher, C1
Clewing, M1
Nagueh, SF1
Rasla, S1
Parikh, P1
St Amand, A1
Garas, MK1
El Meligy, A1
Minami, T1
Shah, NR1
Idris, A1
Mihora, DC1
Kaye, K1
Throckmorton, DC1
Gottlieb, S1
Woodcock, J1
Gunnarsdottir, AK1
Johannsson, M1
Haraldsson, M1
Bjarnadottir, GD1
Ward, HB1
Barnett, BS1
Suzuki, J1
Varghese, SP1
Kumari, P1
Wijegunaratne, H1
Yovankin, T1
Garlapati, V1
Koola, MM1
Kim, S1
Shi, Y1
Zhang, Y1
Zhao, F1
Ruan, H1
Huang, H1
Luo, L1
Li, L1
Eggleston, W1
Clark, KH1
Marraffa, JM1
Vaughn, P1
Solik, MM1
Bagga, S1
Padanilam, BJ1
Kang, J1
Compton, DR1
Vaz, RJ1
Rampe, D1
Lasoff, DR1
Koh, CH1
Corbett, B1
Minns, AB1
Cantrell, FL1
Yamamoto, A1
Sugimoto, Y1
Daniulaityte, R1
Carlson, R1
Falck, R1
Cameron, D1
Perera, S1
Chen, L1
Sheth, A1
Wüster, M1
Schulz, R1
Herz, A1
Langlitz, N1
Schotte, K1
Bschor, T1
Mack, RB1
Coupar, IM1

Reviews

4 reviews available for loperamide and Addiction, Opioid

ArticleYear
Loperamide Cardiac Toxicity: Pathophysiology, Presentation, and Management.
    The Canadian journal of cardiology, 2022, Volume: 38, Issue:9

    Topics: Analgesics, Opioid; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Humans; Long QT Syndrome; Loperamide; Opioid-Related Disor

2022
Clinical Review: Loperamide Toxicity.
    Annals of emergency medicine, 2017, Volume: 70, Issue:2

    Topics: Analgesics, Opioid; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Diarrhea; Drug Overdose; Humans; Loperamide; Opioid-Relate

2017
The unsuspected threat of three opioid-like substitutes.
    Archives of psychiatric nursing, 2019, Volume: 33, Issue:4

    Topics: Analgesics; Antidiarrheals; Gabapentin; Humans; Loperamide; Mitragyna; Opiate Substitution Treatment

2019
Opioid action of the intestine: the importance of the intestinal mucosa.
    Life sciences, 1987, Aug-24, Volume: 41, Issue:8

    Topics: Antidiarrheals; Body Water; Diarrhea; Diphenoxylate; Humans; Intestinal Mucosa; Intestines; Loperami

1987

Trials

1 trial available for loperamide and Addiction, Opioid

ArticleYear
"I just wanted to tell you that loperamide WILL WORK": a web-based study of extra-medical use of loperamide.
    Drug and alcohol dependence, 2013, Jun-01, Volume: 130, Issue:1-3

    Topics: Advertising; Analgesics, Opioid; Humans; Internet; Loperamide; Opioid-Related Disorders; Self Care;

2013

Other Studies

22 other studies available for loperamide and Addiction, Opioid

ArticleYear
Non-medical use of loperamide in the UK and the USA.
    QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians, 2020, Jan-01, Volume: 113, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antidiarrheals; Female; Humans; Illicit Drugs; Loperamid

2020
Emerging Toxidromes: A 25-Year-Old Woman with Syncope and ECG Changes.
    Clinical chemistry, 2019, Volume: 65, Issue:11

    Topics: Adult; Electrocardiography; Female; Humans; Loperamide; Opioid-Related Disorders; Oxycodone; Self Me

2019
[A young woman's loperamide abuse for the achievement of euphoric effect].
    Ugeskrift for laeger, 2020, 03-16, Volume: 182, Issue:12

    Topics: Adult; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Female; Humans; Loperamide; Opioid-Related Disorders

2020
Long-term Buprenorphine Treatment for Loperamide Use Disorder: A Case Series.
    Journal of addiction medicine, 2020, Volume: 14, Issue:6

    Topics: Analgesics, Opioid; Buprenorphine; Humans; Loperamide; Opioid-Related Disorders; Substance Withdrawa

2020
Loperamide Abuse and Its Sequelae.
    The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology, 2020, Volume: 41, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Antidiarrheals; Crohn Disease; Fatal Outcome; Humans; Hypoxia, Brain; Loperamide; Male; Nalox

2020
Loperamide Toxicity Revealing Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
    Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal, 2021, Apr-05, Volume: 17, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Antidiarrheals; Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic; Cardiotoxicity; DNA Mutational Analysis; Electr

2021
Unexpected Serious Cardiac Arrhythmias in the Setting of Loperamide Abuse.
    Rhode Island medical journal (2013), 2017, 04-03, Volume: 100, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Antidiarrheals; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Drug Overdose; Electrocardiography; Heart Rate; Humans;

2017
Loperamide abuse cardiotoxicity. Should loperamide still be an over the counter medication?
    The American journal of emergency medicine, 2018, Volume: 36, Issue:9

    Topics: Adult; Antidiarrheals; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Female; Humans; Loperamide; Nonprescri

2018
The FDA and the Next Wave of Drug Abuse - Proactive Pharmacovigilance.
    The New England journal of medicine, 2018, Jul-19, Volume: 379, Issue:3

    Topics: Amines; Analgesics, Opioid; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Drug Therapy, Combination; Drug Utilization

2018
[Loperamide abuse - constipation or heart attack?]
    Laeknabladid, 2018, Volume: 104, Issue:12

    Topics: Analgesics, Opioid; Antidiarrheals; Constipation; Databases, Factual; Drug Prescriptions; Humans; Ic

2018
Rapid transition from methadone to buprenorphine using naltrexone-induced withdrawal: A case report.
    Substance abuse, 2019, Volume: 40, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Antidiarrheals; Antiemetics; Antipruritics; Buprenorphine; Clonidine; Deprescriptions; Drug S

2019
Loperamide Addiction: Atypical Opioid Use Disorder Treated With Buprenorphine/Naloxone.
    The primary care companion for CNS disorders, 2019, Jul-03, Volume: 21, Issue:4

    Topics: Abuse-Deterrent Formulations; Adult; Analgesics, Opioid; Buprenorphine; Drug Therapy, Combination; F

2019
Acetylcholine serves as a derepressor in Loperamide-induced Opioid-Induced Bowel Dysfunction (OIBD) in zebrafish.
    Scientific reports, 2014, Jul-07, Volume: 4

    Topics: Acetylcholine; Acetylcholinesterase; Animals; Cholinergic Agonists; Gastrointestinal Tract; Intestin

2014
Loperamide Abuse Associated With Cardiac Dysrhythmia and Death.
    Annals of emergency medicine, 2017, Volume: 69, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Fatal Outcome; Humans; Loperamide; Male; Opioid-Related Disorders; Rece

2017
Self-medicating in the opioid crisis.
    Lancet (London, England), 2016, Jun-18, Volume: 387, Issue:10037

    Topics: Antidiarrheals; Humans; Loperamide; Nonprescription Drugs; Opioid-Related Disorders; Prescription Dr

2016
Electrocardiographic Abnormalities, Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias, and Cardiomyopathy Associated With Loperamide Abuse.
    Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology, 2016, Volume: 27, Issue:10

    Topics: Action Potentials; Antidiarrheals; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated; Electrocardiography; Heart Conduction Sy

2016
Proarrhythmic mechanisms of the common anti-diarrheal medication loperamide: revelations from the opioid abuse epidemic.
    Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology, 2016, Volume: 389, Issue:10

    Topics: Action Potentials; Antidiarrheals; Cardiotoxicity; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; ERG1 Potassium

2016
Loperamide Trends in Abuse and Misuse Over 13 Years: 2002-2015.
    Pharmacotherapy, 2017, Volume: 37, Issue:2

    Topics: Antidiarrheals; Cardiotoxicity; Databases, Factual; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Humans; Lopera

2017
Involvement of peripheral mu opioid receptors in scratching behavior in mice.
    European journal of pharmacology, 2010, Dec-15, Volume: 649, Issue:1-3

    Topics: 3,4-Dichloro-N-methyl-N-(2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-cyclohexyl)-benzeneacetamide, (trans)-Isomer; Analgesics

2010
Inquiry into endorphinergic feedback mechanisms during the development of opiate tolerance/dependence.
    Brain research, 1980, May-12, Volume: 189, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Brain; Dextrorphan; Drug Tolerance; Endorphins; Etorphine; Feedback; Humans; Levorphanol; L

1980
[Loperamide abuse in anxiety disorder].
    Der Nervenarzt, 2001, Volume: 72, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Anxiety Disorders; Diarrhea; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Life Change Events; Loperamid

2001
Dinner with De Quincey. Loperamide overdose.
    North Carolina medical journal, 1989, Volume: 50, Issue:4

    Topics: History, 16th Century; History, 19th Century; Loperamide; Opioid-Related Disorders; Opium; Piperidin

1989