Loperamide bloody diarrhea. In 1990, all formulations for children of the antidiarrheal loperamide were banned in Pakistan. Loperamide is not recommended in the UK for use during pregnancy or by nursing mothers. In the US, loperamide is classified by the FDA as pregnancy category C. Studies in rat models have shown no teratogenicity, but sufficient studies in humans have not been conducted. One controlled, prospective study of 89 women exposed to loperamide during their first trimester of pregnancy showed no increased risk of malformations. This, however, was only one study with a small sample size. Loperamide can be present in breast
No Way to Treat a Lady (novel) No Way to Treat a Lady (novel) No Way to Treat a Lady is a 1964 novel by William Goldman. Goldman wrote the original novel while experiencing writer's block, when writing "Boys and Girls Together" (published in 1964). He was inspired by an article about the Boston Strangler which suggested there might be two stranglers operating, and Goldman wondered what would happen if that were the case and they got jealous of each other. (In the film adaptation, there is only one strangler; Goldman hated this change.) He says as he walked to his office, "the book simply jumped into