NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Some opioid addicts are turning to an over-the-counter alternative to get high. CBS2's Elise Finch reported that they're taking dangerous doses of Imodium A-D, a widely ...

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In a big win for generic drug manufacturers, a federal judge has invalidated the patents for Imodium A-D - a popular, over-the-counter diarrhea medicine - after finding that the patented improvements ...

BERGEN COUNTY-- He didn't think it would come to this. He stood in front of the mirror and looked at himself: 22 years old and addicted to anti-diarrhea medication. It sounded funny -- he knew that.

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As part of its efforts to combat the opioid epidemic, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration is asking manufacturers of over-the-counter anti-diarrhea treatments to change the way they package their ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked manufacturers of over-the-counter anti-diarrhea medications to change their product packaging in an attempt to reduce abuse ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says that the country is in the midst of a prescription opioid overdose epidemic, with more than 23,000 people dying of overdoses in 2014 alone. Common ...

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CBSNEWS- Some opioid addicts are turning to an over-the-counter alternative to get high -- and it's probably not one you'd expect. A growing number are taking dangerous doses of Imodium A-D, a widely ...