Managing Drug–Drug Interactions Involving the Non‐Prescription Opioid Loperamide Through Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling [PDF]
Loperamide is a widely used nonprescription peripherally acting opioid indicated for diarrhea. Loperamide undergoes extensive first‐pass metabolism, primarily by cytochrome (CYP) 3A and CYP2C8, with minor contributions from CYP2B6 and CYP2D6, and ...
Zhu Zhou +6 more
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Anti-diarrheal drug loperamide induces dysbiosis in zebrafish microbiota via bacterial inhibition
Background Perturbations of animal-associated microbiomes from chemical stress can affect host physiology and health. While dysbiosis induced by antibiotic treatments and disease is well known, chemical, nonantibiotic drugs have recently been shown to ...
Rebecca J. Stevick +5 more
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Loperamide is an over-the-counter antidiarrheal for which increasing cases of abuse or misuse are described. We report the onset of opioid use disorder associated with low to moderate doses of loperamide in an intellectual disability patient without ...
Vincent Guinchat +9 more
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Loperamide poisoning resulting in death: a case report and literature review [PDF]
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
Bowen Wang +5 more
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Novel insights into mechanisms of inhibition of colonic motility by loperamide
BackgroundIt is well known that opiates slow gastrointestinal (GI) transit, via suppression of enteric cholinergic neurotransmission throughout the GI tract, particularly the large intestine where constipation is commonly induced. It is not clear whether
Nabil Parkar +11 more
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Loperamide increases mouse gut transit time in a dose-dependent manner with treatment duration-dependent effects on distinct gut microbial taxa [PDF]
Intestinal transit time has been recognized as an important factor in shaping the gut microbiota, although causality remains to be firmly demonstrated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different loperamide doses on the mouse intestinal
Anna Pii Hjørne +3 more
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Racecadotril Versus Loperamide for Acute Diarrhea of Infectious Origin in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis [PDF]
Background and Aims Loperamide and racecadotril are two antidiarrheal medications with different mechanisms of action that are highly important for the treatment of diarrhea as a result of infectious pathology.
Maryam Aziz +12 more
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Evaluation of the pharmacokinetic interactions of montmorillonite powder or loperamide on pyrotinib in healthy volunteers [PDF]
AimsTo investigate the potential pharmacokinetic interactions of montmorillonite powder or loperamide on pyrotinib.MethodsThis study was a single-center, open-label, single-dose, fixed-sequence clinical trial conducted with healthy volunteers.
Yike Wang +14 more
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Loperamide Inhibits Replication of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus
Background: Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging tick-borne infectious disease caused by the SFTS virus (SFTSV). SFTS is mainly prevalent in East Asia.
Shuzo Urata +2 more
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Constipation is one of the most common gastrointestinal (GI) disorders worldwide. The use of probiotics to improve constipation is well known. In this study, the effect on loperamide-induced constipation by intragastric administration of probiotics ...
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