Loperamide: From antidiarrheal to analgesic

Rakesh Kumar, MSc, PhD

doi:10.5055/jom.2013.0172

Authors

Rakesh Kumar, MSc, PhD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2013.0172

Keywords:

loperamide, analgesia, animal models of pain

Abstract

Loperamide, an antidiarrheal drug has been observed to produce analgesia in animal models of pain. However, the exact mechanism underlying loperamide analgesia needs further studies.

Author Biography

Rakesh Kumar, MSc, PhD

Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India.

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