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A Rare Case of Loperamide-Induced Cardiac Arrest

Loperamide (Imodium) is an opioid receptor agonist available over-the-counter and can be used for the treatment of diarrhea. When ingested in excessive doses, loperamide can penetrate the blood-brain barrier and is reported to produce euphoria, depression of the central nervous system, and cardiotox...

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Autores principales: Kapaganti, Sowjanya, Anwar Ansari, Shahryar, Saba, Richard, Elkhouly, Ahmed, Hassib, Mohab
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7449639/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32864227
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9396