loperamide

[ loh-per-uh-mahyd ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a substance, C 29 H 33 ClN 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of diarrhea.

Word History and Origins

Origin of loperamide¹

(ch)lo(rophenyl) + (pi)per(idine) + (butyr)amide, three of its chemical components

Example Sentences

Some people have been using high doses of loperamide to ease opioid-withdrawal symptoms; others have abused the drug in an effort to get high.

From Seattle Times

They rely on loperamide to be able to work or travel.

From Seattle Times

Although the cause of death couldn't be definitively reached in either case, it added that “postmortem toxicology suggest that loperamide likely precipitated both deaths.”

From Washington Post

Loperamide, the generic name for the anti-diarrheal agent involved, is sometimes referred to as “the poor man's methadone.”

From Washington Post

People with addiction problems increasingly are turning to loperamide, experts say, as prescription opioids become harder to obtain because of changes in legislation and regulation.

From Washington Post