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diphenoxylate and atropine (LOMOTIL, LONOX)


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Diarrhea
How to Treat Acute Simple Diarrhea Do not eat or drink milk and dairy products, fresh fruits and vegetables, coffee, spicy foods, or other food you do not tolerate well. Do not consume drinks with a high sugar content, such as grape juice, apple juice, and soft drinks, including cola, ginger ale, and sports drinks. Do not eat highly sweetened foods such as candy, ice cream, or Jell-O because they have too much sugar, which can make the diarrhea worse.Drink plenty of ORS (see formula in box).

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diphenoxylate and atropine (LOMOTIL, LONOX)
  • We list this drug as a Do Not Use drug because it can cause breathing difficulty.

WORST PILLS, BEST PILLS NEWSLETTER ARTICLES

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Potentially Dangerous Digoxin Drug Interactions
November 2018
Read about the numerous medications that can interact with digoxin, a drug commonly prescribed for heart failure and atrial fibrillation. These interactions can result in either digoxin toxicity or decreased digoxin effectiveness depending on the other drug being used concomitantly.
Preventing Heat-Induced Death and Illness
June 2018
This article lists practical steps to take to avoid death, hospitalization or other medical problems caused by heat stress. It also identifies over 100 drugs that can impair your response to heat and thereby increase your risk of heat-induced illness and death.
Anticholinergics May Increase Dementia Risk in Elderly
August 2015
Learn about recent evidence suggesting that anticholinergic drugs — which include many antidepressants, antihistamines and overactive bladder control medications — may increase the risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia in the elderly.
Quality of Drug Prescribing
March 2011
The article reviews a study on the potentially dangerous, inappropriate prescribing of 77 drugs that pose a high risk to older adults. Of the 67 of these drugs that we had previously reviewed in Worst, Pills, Best Pills News, we had classified 60 (90 percent) of them as “Do Not Use,” and the other seven as "Limited Use."

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