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loperamide and Drug Overdose

loperamide has been researched along with Drug Overdose in 29 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.

Drug Overdose: Accidental or deliberate use of a medication or street drug in excess of normal dosage.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"We describe the case of a 20-year-old man who presented with severe catatonia following excessive intake of loperamide, fully remitted with lorazepam."7.80Loperamide overdose-induced catatonia: potential role of brain opioid system and P-glycoprotein. ( Di Rosa, AE; Di Rosa, E, 2014)
"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)
" Following treatment for hyperkalemia with calcium, insulin, dextrose, and hypertonic sodium bicarbonate a repeat ECG had a ventricular rate of 66/min, QRS 156 ms, and QT 576 ms."3.83Not your regular high: cardiac dysrhythmias caused by loperamide. ( Biary, R; Hoffman, RS; Howland, MA; Lugassy, D; Rice, B; Wightman, RS, 2016)
"Loperamide is an antidiarrheal medication deemed by the U."3.81Ventricular tachycardia associated with high-dose chronic loperamide use. ( Lonardo, NW; Mulamalla, R; Spinner, HL; Stehlik, J, 2015)
"We describe the case of a 20-year-old man who presented with severe catatonia following excessive intake of loperamide, fully remitted with lorazepam."3.80Loperamide overdose-induced catatonia: potential role of brain opioid system and P-glycoprotein. ( Di Rosa, AE; Di Rosa, E, 2014)
"Loperamide overdose is a toxidrome that remains underrecognized, and in patients with unexplained cardiac arrhythmias, loperamide toxicity should be suspected."2.61Electrocardiographic changes in loperamide toxicity: Case report and review of literature. ( Alimohammad, R; Ellenbogen, KA; Ellenbogen, M; Kalahasty, G; Koneru, JN; Padala, SK; Stahura, H; Teigeler, T, 2019)
"Loperamide is an over-the-counter, μ-opioid receptor agonist commonly used as an antidiarrheal agent."2.61Loperamide as a Potential Drug of Abuse and Misuse: Fatal Overdoses at the Medical University of South Carolina. ( Powell, JW; Presnell, SE, 2019)
"Loperamide is an over-the-counter medication which is commonly used to treat diarrhoea."1.62Loperamide: an emerging drug of abuse and cause of prolonged QTc. ( Newman, J; Whittaker, G, 2021)
"Loperamide overdose may cause QT prolongation, life-threatening arrhythmias/cardiogenic shock, or cardiac arrest."1.62Loperamide-induced cardiotoxicity: a case overlooked? ( Aqeel, M; Fayyaz, SM; Iqbal, S; Saeed, Y, 2021)
"Loperamide is an over-the-counter, peripherally acting, μ-opioid receptor agonist used for the treatment of diarrhea."1.46Loperamide metabolite-induced cardiomyopathy and QTc prolongation. ( Bhatti, Z; Norsworthy, J; Szombathy, T, 2017)
"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, inexpensive, antidiarrheal opioid that can produce life-threatening toxicity at high concentrations."1.46Loperamide-Induced Torsades de Pointes: A Case Series. ( Amaducci, A; Burket, G; Cannon, RD; Cook, MD; Day, R; Enyart, J; Janssen, J; Katz, KD; Porter, L; Roach, T; Williams, KE, 2017)
"Loperamide abuse has been increasing in the United States as a potential alternative to manage opioid withdrawal symptoms or to achieve euphoric effects of opioid use."1.46Epidemiologic Trends in Loperamide Abuse and Misuse. ( Charlton, NP; Holstege, CP; Vakkalanka, JP, 2017)
"Loperamide is a synthetic opioid of the phenyl piperidine class used as an over-the-counter antidiarrheal."1.33Tissue distribution of loperamide and N-desmethylloperamide following a fatal overdose. ( Allan, C; Fowler, D; Levine, B; Moore, KA; Sklerov, J, 2005)
"Loperamide was approved for nonprescription use in 1988."1.30Surveillance of loperamide ingestions: an analysis of 216 poison center reports. ( Clancy, C; Korberly, B; Litovitz, T; Mann, KV; Temple, AR, 1997)

Research

Studies (29)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's4 (13.79)18.2507
2000's1 (3.45)29.6817
2010's17 (58.62)24.3611
2020's7 (24.14)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Font, J1
Alexandre, J1
Dolladille, C1
Milliez, P1
Ollitrault, P1
Krantz, MJ1
Stockbridge, N1
Kao, DP1
Klein, MG1
Haigney, MCP1
Reinert, JP1
Dunn, RL1
Teigeler, T1
Stahura, H1
Alimohammad, R1
Kalahasty, G1
Koneru, JN1
Ellenbogen, M1
Ellenbogen, KA1
Padala, SK1
Wang, A1
Nguyen, M1
Diaz, J1
Smith, T1
Whittaker, G1
Newman, J1
Levine, M1
Lovecchio, F1
Iqbal, S1
Fayyaz, SM1
Saeed, Y1
Aqeel, M1
Malinky, CA1
Lindsley, CW1
Han, C1
Bhatti, Z1
Norsworthy, J1
Szombathy, T1
Rasla, S1
Parikh, P1
St Amand, A1
Garas, MK1
El Meligy, A1
Minami, T1
Shah, NR1
Wu, PE1
Juurlink, DN1
Katz, KD1
Cannon, RD1
Cook, MD1
Amaducci, A1
Day, R1
Enyart, J1
Burket, G1
Porter, L1
Roach, T1
Janssen, J1
Williams, KE1
Woronow, D1
Swank, KA1
Wu, E1
Kortepeter, C1
Levin, RL1
Powell, JW1
Presnell, SE1
Di Rosa, E1
Di Rosa, AE1
Spinner, HL1
Lonardo, NW1
Mulamalla, R1
Stehlik, J1
Eggleston, W1
Nacca, N1
Marraffa, JM1
Gómez Casal, V1
Lage Cendon, L1
Lago Preciado, G1
Vara Adrio, S1
Wightman, RS1
Hoffman, RS1
Howland, MA1
Rice, B1
Biary, R1
Lugassy, D1
Bishop-Freeman, SC1
Feaster, MS1
Beal, J1
Miller, A1
Hargrove, RL1
Brower, JO1
Winecker, RE1
Ruan, X1
Luo, JJ1
Kaye, AD1
Vakkalanka, JP1
Charlton, NP1
Holstege, CP1
Lee, HM1
Villa, AF1
Caudrelier, S1
Garnier, R1
Sklerov, J1
Levine, B1
Moore, KA1
Allan, C1
Fowler, D1
Staley, EC1
Staley, EE1
Epelde, F1
Boada, L1
Tost, J1
Litovitz, T1
Clancy, C1
Korberly, B1
Temple, AR1
Mann, KV1
Ahmad, SR1

Reviews

7 reviews available for loperamide and Drug Overdose

ArticleYear
Management of overdoses of loperamide, gabapentin, and modafinil: a literature review.
    Expert review of clinical pharmacology, 2019, Volume: 12, Issue:9

    Topics: Drug Overdose; Emergency Treatment; Gabapentin; Humans; Loperamide; Modafinil; Substance-Related Dis

2019
Electrocardiographic changes in loperamide toxicity: Case report and review of literature.
    Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology, 2019, Volume: 30, Issue:11

    Topics: Adult; Antidiarrheals; Bradycardia; Drug Overdose; Electrocardiography; Female; Humans; Loperamide;

2019
New Designer Drugs.
    Emergency medicine clinics of North America, 2021, Volume: 39, Issue:3

    Topics: Analgesics, Opioid; Buprenorphine; Cannabinoids; Designer Drugs; Drug Overdose; Fentanyl; Humans; Hy

2021
DARK Classics in Chemical Neuroscience: Loperamide.
    ACS chemical neuroscience, 2021, 08-18, Volume: 12, Issue:16

    Topics: Analgesics, Opioid; Antidiarrheals; Drug Overdose; Humans; Loperamide; Substance-Related Disorders

2021
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
Loperamide as a Potential Drug of Abuse and Misuse: Fatal Overdoses at the Medical University of South Carolina.
    Journal of forensic sciences, 2019, Volume: 64, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Antidiarrheals; Drug Misuse; Drug Overdose; Female; Humans; Loperamide; Lung; Male; Mid

2019
Can loperamide cause acute pancreatitis?
    Pancreas, 2011, Volume: 40, Issue:5

    Topics: Abdominal Pain; Adolescent; Amylases; Antidiarrheals; Drug Overdose; Female; Humans; Lipase; Loperam

2011

Other Studies

22 other studies available for loperamide and Drug Overdose

ArticleYear
Loperamide-Associated Ventricular Arrhythmias.
    Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2023, 10-24, Volume: 82, Issue:17

    Topics: Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Drug Overdose; Humans; Loperamide

2023
Reply: Loperamide-Associated Ventricular Arrhythmias.
    Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2023, 10-24, Volume: 82, Issue:17

    Topics: Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Drug Overdose; Humans; Loperamide

2023
Loperamide toxicity mimicking peripartum cardiomyopathy.
    The American journal of emergency medicine, 2020, Volume: 38, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Antidiarrheals; Cardiomyopathies; Diagnosis, Differential; Drug Overdose; Electrocardiography

2020
Loperamide: an emerging drug of abuse and cause of prolonged QTc.
    Clinical medicine (London, England), 2021, Volume: 21, Issue:2

    Topics: Antidiarrheals; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Drug Overdose; Female; Humans; Loperamide; Pharmaceutical Prep

2021
Loperamide-induced cardiotoxicity: a case overlooked?
    BMJ case reports, 2021, Jul-21, Volume: 14, Issue:7

    Topics: Drug Overdose; Electric Countershock; Electrocardiography; Humans; Long QT Syndrome; Loperamide; Mal

2021
Loperamide metabolite-induced cardiomyopathy and QTc prolongation.
    Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2017, Volume: 55, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Antidiarrheals; Biotransformation; Cardiomyopathies; Drug Overdose; Electrocardiography; Fema

2017
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-Induced Torsades de Pointes: A Case Series.
    The Journal of emergency medicine, 2017, Volume: 53, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Antidiarrheals; Drug Overdose; Female; Humans; Loperamide; Male; Torsades de Pointes

2017
Labeling and Drug Safety Communication Approaches to Loperamide Abuse.
    JACC. Clinical electrophysiology, 2017, Volume: 3, Issue:4

    Topics: Antidiarrheals; Communication; Drug Overdose; Humans; Loperamide; Nonprescription Drugs

2017
Loperamide overdose-induced catatonia: potential role of brain opioid system and P-glycoprotein.
    Acta neuropsychiatrica, 2014, Volume: 26, Issue:1

    Topics: Antidiarrheals; ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1; Brain; Catatonia; Drug Over

2014
Ventricular tachycardia associated with high-dose chronic loperamide use.
    Pharmacotherapy, 2015, Volume: 35, Issue:2

    Topics: Antidiarrheals; Cholecystectomy; Diarrhea; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Overdose; Female;

2015
Loperamide toxicokinetics: serum concentrations in the overdose setting.
    Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2015, Volume: 53, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Drug Overdose; Electrocardiography; Half-Life; Heart Rate; Humans; Lope

2015
[Ivabradine poisoning with suicide intention].
    Medicina intensiva, 2015, Volume: 39, Issue:9

    Topics: Adult; Antidotes; Benzazepines; Bradycardia; Calcium Gluconate; Combined Modality Therapy; Drug Over

2015
Not your regular high: cardiac dysrhythmias caused by loperamide.
    Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2016, Volume: 54, Issue:5

    Topics: Alcoholism; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Benzodiazepines; Blood Pressure; Calcium; Central Nervous System;

2016
Loperamide-Related Deaths in North Carolina.
    Journal of analytical toxicology, 2016, Volume: 40, Issue:8

    Topics: Adult; Analgesics, Opioid; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Overdose; Female; Gas Chromatograp

2016
Loperamide-related deaths in North Carolina.
    The Medico-legal journal, 2017, Volume: 85, Issue:1

    Topics: Cause of Death; Drug Overdose; Humans; Loperamide; Nonprescription Drugs; North Carolina

2017
Epidemiologic Trends in Loperamide Abuse and Misuse.
    Annals of emergency medicine, 2017, Volume: 69, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Child, Preschool; Drug Overdose; Female; Humans; Loperamide; Male; Middle

2017
Tissue distribution of loperamide and N-desmethylloperamide following a fatal overdose.
    Journal of analytical toxicology, 2005, Volume: 29, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Antidiarrheals; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Drug Overdose; Fatal Outcome; Forensic

2005
Loperamide intoxication in a seven-week-old pup.
    Veterinary and human toxicology, 1994, Volume: 36, Issue:5

    Topics: Animals; Animals, Newborn; Cerebellum; Cerebral Cortex; Charcoal; Diarrhea; Dog Diseases; Dogs; Dose

1994
Pancreatitis caused by loperamide overdose.
    The Annals of pharmacotherapy, 1996, Volume: 30, Issue:11

    Topics: Adolescent; Antidiarrheals; Drug Overdose; Female; Humans; Loperamide; Pancreatitis; Suicide, Attemp

1996
Surveillance of loperamide ingestions: an analysis of 216 poison center reports.
    Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology, 1997, Volume: 35, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Antidiarrheals; Charcoal; Child; Child, Preschool; Drug Overdose; Female; Humans;

1997
Lomotil overdose.
    Pediatrics, 1992, Volume: 89, Issue:5 Pt 1

    Topics: Atropine; Child, Preschool; Diphenoxylate; Drug Combinations; Drug Overdose; Gastrointestinal Agents

1992