Report Suspected Loperamide Misuse to Canada Vigilance

July 2016

Please see the January 2018 FDA notice concerning new packaging for loperamide designed to limit abuse.

Abuse of loperamide (Imodium, etc) is skyrocketing...and is being linked to abnormal heart rhythms and deaths.

Loperamide is OTC because its abuse potential was thought to be very low.

But now loperamide is being called "poor man's methadone"...because high doses of loperamide can lead to opioid-like effects.

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Table of Contents

Travel Medicine Be Aware Flomax is a Prostate Med in Canada, But a Pain Med in Italy
Med Safety Provide a Calibrated Measuring Device with Liquid Meds
Communication Explain the "Why" to Encourage Patients to Talk Openly
Check Before Substituting Cardizem CD with Tiazac XC
Report Suspected Loperamide Misuse to Canada Vigilance
Cholesterol Store Praluent In Its Original Packaging In The Fridge
Opioids Look Out for Unusual Dosing Patterns With Long-Acting Opioids
Cardiology Ensure Your Pradaxa Patients Don't Need the New Antidote, Praxbind
Insomnia Watch for Patients Picking Up Melatonin With Rx Sleep Meds
Anticoagulants Be Careful with Enoxaparin's SEVEN Strengths
Smoking Give "Vapers" Resources to Quit E-Cigarettes