Precautions and warnings

This medicine contains oxymorphone, which is an opioid and a Schedule II controlled substance. Like other opioids, oxymorphone can be misused or abused, whether legally or illegally. People who struggle with addiction may try to obtain opioid medications, and these drugs can also be illegally sold or shared. Keep these risks in mind when prescribing or giving out this medicine, especially if there is a higher chance it could be misused or abused. However, concerns about misuse or addiction should not stop you from properly treating pain.

Contraindications

- Serious breathing problems
- Sudden or severe asthma or high levels of carbon dioxide in the blood
- Known or suspected bowel blockage (paralytic ileus)
- Moderate to severe liver problems
- Allergy to oxymorphone, including severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis)

Mode of actions

Opioid agonist medications block pain signals traveling up the nervous system, which changes how the body feels and responds to pain. They can relieve pain, cause drowsiness, and slow down breathing.

Dosage & Administration

Moderate-to-Severe Pain
Acute pain
Immediate-release tablets indicated for acute moderate-to-severe pain where opioid use is appropriate
Opioid-naive patients (immediate-release): 10-20 mg PO 4-6hourly PRN initially, then titrated as warranted (may start with 5-mg increments).

Preoperative Anesthesia/Analgesia
Also effective for relief of anxiety in patients with dyspnea associated with pulmonary edema secondary to acute left ventricular dysfunction
1-1.5 mg IM/SC 4-6hourly PRN
Analgesia during labor: 0.5-1 mg IM
IV: 0.5 mg, increased PRN

Elderly patients or those with renal or hepatic impairment: 5 mg PO q4-6hr initially.

Pregnancy & Lactation

Although animal reproduction studies have shown an adverse effect on the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women, but during pregnancy, this medicine can be used just when definitely required despite potential risks.

Mothers with a newborn baby who have used this drug during the last 3 months of pregnancy may seldom create symptoms including drowsiness, muscle stiffness or shakiness, feeding or breathing troubles, constant crying. If you notice any of these symptoms of your baby's particularly during their first month, tell the doctor immediately.

This medicine passes into breast milk. Talk to your doctor before breastfeeding.

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