Loperamide toxicity
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Background
- Increasing reports of intentional overdose at very high doses either for euphoric effects or to attenuate symptoms of opioid withdrawal[1]
Clinical Features
- May have features of conventional opioid toxicity
Loperamide-induced cardiac toxicity[2]
- Often young
- May present in cardiac arrest or with recurrent syncope in conjunction with ECG agnormalities