• Patients receiving this medicine should be monitored for misuse, abuse, and addiction.
• Opana® ER: This medicine is used to treat lasting, chronic pain. It is not for mild pain or pain that comes and goes. Swallow tablets whole. Do not chew, break, or crush. Serious reactions can occur if you take broken, chewed, or crushed tablets. Do not take with alcohol or alcohol-containing products. Serious reactions can occur.
• If you have an allergy to oxymorphone or any other part of this medicine.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are allergic to any medicine. Make sure to tell about the allergy and how it affected you. This includes telling about rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat; or any other symptoms involved.
• If you have any of the following conditions: Increased pressure in your brain; liver or lung disease; or slow movement through the intestines.
• Oxymorphone binds to brain receptors, relieving pain. It decreases the feeling of pain and a person's response to pain.
• Take this medicine on an empty stomach. Take 1 hour before or 2 hours after meals.
• Drink plenty of noncaffeine-containing liquid unless told to drink less liquid by healthcare provider.
Long-acting products:
• Swallow whole. Do not chew, break, or crush.
• Do not use long-acting products for immediate pain relief or on an as needed basis.
Injection:
• This medicine is given as a shot into a muscle, vein, or into the fatty part of the skin.
• Take a missed dose as soon as possible.
• If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and return to your regular schedule.
• Do not take a double dose or extra doses.
• Many times this medicine is taken on an as needed basis.
• Change in condition being treated. Is it better, worse, or about the same?
• Keep a diary of pain control.
• Bowel movements.
• Store tablets at room temperature.
• Protect tablets from moisture. Do not store in a bathroom or kitchen.
• The injection will be given to you in a healthcare setting. You will not store it at home.
• Throw away any unused medicine by flushing down toilet or sink.
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• If you have a life-threatening allergy, wear allergy identification at all times.
• Do not share your medicine with others and do not take anyone else's medicine.
• Keep all medicine out of the reach of children and pets.
• Keep a list of all your medicines (prescription, natural products, supplements, vitamins, over-the-counter) with you. Give this list to healthcare provider (doctor, nurse, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, physician assistant).
• Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or in Canada to Health Canada's Canada Vigilance Program at 1-866-234-2345.
• Talk with healthcare provider before starting any new medicine, including over-the-counter, natural products, or vitamins.
• This medicine may be habit-forming with long-term use.
• If you have kidney disease, talk with healthcare provider.
• Check medicines with healthcare provider. This medicine may not mix well with other medicines.
• You may not be alert. Avoid driving, doing other tasks or activities until you see how this medicine affects you.
• Avoid alcohol (includes wine, beer, and liquor) or other medicines and natural products that slow your actions and reactions.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are breast-feeding.
• Feeling lightheaded, sleepy, having blurred vision, or a change in thinking clearly. Avoid driving, doing other tasks or activities that require you to be alert or have clear vision until you see how this medicine affects you.
• Feeling dizzy. Rise slowly over several minutes from sitting or lying position. Be careful climbing.
• Nausea or vomiting. Small frequent meals, frequent mouth care, sucking hard, sugar-free candy, or chewing sugar-free gum may help.
• Constipation. More liquids, regular exercise, or a fiber-containing diet may help. Talk with healthcare provider about a stool softener or laxative.
• If you suspect an overdose, call your local poison control center or emergency department immediately.
• Signs of a life-threatening reaction. These include wheezing; chest tightness; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; fits; or swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Severe dizziness or passing out.
• Difficulty breathing.
• Significant change in thinking clearly and logically.
• Poor pain control.
• Severe nausea or vomiting.
• Severe constipation.
• Any rash.
• Feeling extremely tired or weak.
• No improvement in condition or feeling worse.
