NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Some opioid addicts are turning to an over-the-counter alternative to get high. CBS2's Elise Finch reported that they're taking dangerous doses of Imodium A-D, a widely ...

BERGEN COUNTY-- He didn't think it would come to this. He stood in front of the mirror and looked at himself: 22 years old and addicted to anti-diarrhea medication. It sounded funny -- he knew that.

In a big win for generic drug manufacturers, a federal judge has invalidated the patents for Imodium A-D - a popular, over-the-counter diarrhea medicine - after finding that the patented improvements ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked manufacturers of over-the-counter anti-diarrhea medications to change their product packaging in an attempt to reduce abuse ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says that the country is in the midst of a prescription opioid overdose epidemic, with more than 23,000 people dying of overdoses in 2014 alone. Common ...

WEBVTT STARTING WITH THE PACKAGING.REPORTER: DIARRHEA MEDICINEPROBABLY ISN'T SOMETHING YOUTHINK OF WHEN IT COMES TO OPIOIDABUSE.BUT ACCORDING TO ADDICTIONEXPERTS LIKE MIKE GIMBLE THEYARE BECOMING A ...

Too many people are overdosing on a diarrhea drug that has opiate-like effects, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. Many are accidental overdoses but people also report taking the drug ...

Acute: Initially 4mg, then 2mg after each loose stool; max 16mg/day. Stop after 48 hours if ineffective. Chronic: initially 4mg; maintenance 4–8mg/day. Reevaluate if no improvement after 10 days at ...

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