Generic name: hydromorphone hydrochloride
Dosage form: tablet, extended release
Drug class:Narcotic analgesics
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Oct 1, 2020.
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WARNING: ADDICTION, ABUSE, AND MISUSE; RISK EVALUATION AND MITIGATION STRATEGY (REMS); LIFE-THREATENING RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION; ACCIDENTAL INGESTION; NEONATAL OPIOID WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; and RISKS FROM CONCOMITANT USE WITH BENZODIAZEPINES OR OTHER CNS DEPRESSANTS
Addiction, Abuse, and Misuse
Hydromorphone hydrochloride extended-release tabletsexposes patients and other users to the risks of opioid addiction, abuse, and misuse, which can lead to overdose and death. As...
