Loperamide poisoning resulting in death: a case report and literature review

Loperamide is a medication commonly used to treat acute and chronic diarrhea and is generally considered safe because it poorly crosses the blood-brain barrier at therapeutic doses. However, in recent years, with the abuse and overdose of loperamide, its potential cardiotoxicity and central nervous...

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Main Authors: Bowen Wang, Zhan Zhang, Ke Chen, Zhongyang Du, Tianchen Zhang, Ping Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2025.1597869/full
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