Loperamide (brand names: Imodium A-D, Difixn) is a medicine classified as an opioid antidiarrheal. It can be used in dogs and cats to treat loose stool and diarrhea that is not linked to an ...

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 ingredient in most Imodium ...

KDKA CBS Pittsburgh reported that a 29 year old Pittsburgh-area man died in November from taking too much loperamide, the active ingredient in anti-diarrhea medications such as Imodium.

Yes, and that drug is another opioid called loperamide, better known by its brand name Imodium as an over-the-counter treatment for diarrhea. At extremely high doses—dozens or even hundreds of ...