Prospective, Controlled, Multicentre Study of Loperimide in Pregnancy

BACKGROUND: Loperamide is a synthetic piperidine derivative used for the treatment of both acute and chronic diarrhea. Little is known about its safety and risk in pregnancy. Human data are limited to one surveillance study of Michigan Medicaid patients, with 108 women exposed in the first trimester...

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Main Authors: A Einarson, P Mastroiacovo, J Arnon, A Ornoy, A Addis, H Malm, G Koren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2000-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/957649