What do Imodium products treat? Imodium products are commonly used to treat diarrhea, including diarrhea that comes on suddenly (acute) and diarrhea that is long-term (chronic). The main active ...

Imodium A-D and Pepto-Bismol both treat diarrhea. But Pepto-Bismol can treat additional symptoms as well. Nobody likes to talk about diarrhea, so let us save you a few extra questions when it comes to ...

Higher-than-recommended doses of the antidiarrheal medicine loperamide, sold under the brand name Imodium, can lead to serious heart problems and even death, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

Opioid use disorder is a growing problem in the United States. Withdrawal can be unpleasant and difficult. Symptoms such as diarrhea, muscle aches, runny nose, sweating, chills, and nausea can be ...

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31, 2018 -- Increasingly, people addicted to opioid painkillers are using dangerously high doses of the diarrhea drug Imodium, or loperamide, either to get high or to help ease ...

Loperamide, a drug with opiate effects used to treat short term bouts of diarrhea, and the active ingredient in Imodium AD sold over the counter, is now in the cross hairs of the FDA in an effort to ...

A popular drug that promises rapid relief from diarrhea is worrying doctors and emergency room staff because of the dangerous high it gives opioid abusers. The over-the-counter medication Imodium, ...