Cargando…

Loperamide-induced hypopituitarism

Loperamide is the most commonly used antidiarrhoeal medication in the UK. We report a serious and hitherto undocumented adverse effect of chronic use in a 45-year-old man with inflammatory bowel disease. He presented to the endocrine clinic with fatigue and low libido; biochemical assessment reveale...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Napier, Catherine, Gan, Earn H, Pearce, Simon H S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5051368/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27681351
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2016-216384