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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Too many people are overdosing on a diarrhea drug that has opiate-like effects, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...

The Food and Drug Administration is asking manufacturers of over-the-counter anti-diarrhea treatments to change the way they package their products to curb abuse by people with drug addictions.

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 ...

The abuse or misuse of the antidiarrheal medication loperamide, commonly known as Imodium A-D, can cause serious cardiac events including QT interval prolongation, Torsades de Pointes or other ...

Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said in a statement Tuesday that the agency was taking the "novel" action because of growing concerns that abuse of Imodium A-D and similar medications was adding to the ...