A recent case series described three patients with loperamide use disorder who were successfully treated with what medication?
Long-term buprenorphine. According to the authors, buprenorphine can be used for loperamide use disorder, most effectively when patients are in mild to moderate withdrawal.
Brar, Jessica K. BS; Broyan, Viktoriya R. MS; Allgaier, Jeffrey T. MD, FACEP, FASAM; Nye, Larry PA-C; Saxon, Andrew J. MD Long-term Buprenorphine Treatment for Loperamide Use Disorder: A Case Series, Journal of Addiction Medicine: November/December 2020 – Volume 14 – Issue 6 – p e378-e381 doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000687
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