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Bradycardia and Syncope in a Patient Presenting With Loperamide Abuse

Loperamide is an antidiarrheal agent available as an inexpensive over-the-counter (OTC) medication. In general, it is considered to be safe, but lately, loperamide drug abuse has been reported due to its opioid properties. When used in high doses, several harmful effects including cardiotoxicity, ce...

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Autores principales: Palkar, Pooja, Kothari, Dipti
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6039153/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30013863
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2599