Loperamide Induced Torsades de Pointes: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Abuse of over the counter drugs often gets overlooked by health care providers. Loperamide is one such over the counter drug that is often abused by drug addicts. We present here a case of a young male attaining euphoria from taking massive doses of loperamide. He developed Torsades de Pointes and s...

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Main Authors: O. Mukarram, Y. Hindi, G. Catalasan, J. Ward
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4061980
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