"Loperamide" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
One of the long-acting synthetic ANTIDIARRHEALS; it is not significantly absorbed from the gut, and has no effect on the adrenergic system or central nervous system, but may antagonize histamine and interfere with acetylcholine release locally.
| Descriptor ID |
D008139
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.621.440
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| Concept/Terms |
Loperamide Hydrochloride- Loperamide Hydrochloride
- Hydrochloride, Loperamide
- Loperamide Monohydrochloride
- Monohydrochloride, Loperamide
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Loperamide" by people in Profiles.
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Antimotility agents for the treatment of acute noninfectious diarrhea in critically ill patients: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 10; 87(4):915-921.
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Loperamide as a Potential Drug of Abuse and Misuse: Fatal Overdoses at the Medical University of South Carolina. J Forensic Sci. 2019 Nov; 64(6):1726-1730.