Hydromorphone Overview

(hye droe MOR fone)

Dilaudid-HP®; Dilaudid®; Exalgo™

Dilaudid-HP-Plus®; Dilaudid-HP®; Dilaudid-XP®; Dilaudid®; Dilaudid® Sterile Powder; Hydromorph Contin®; Hydromorph-IR®; Hydromorphone HP; Hydromorphone HP® 10; Hydromorphone HP® 20; Hydromorphone HP® 50; Hydromorphone HP® Forte; Hydromorphone Hydrochloride Injection, USP; Jurnista™; PMS-Hydromorphone

Liberaxim

Analgesic, Opioid

• This medicine may be abused. It is habit-forming. It may slow down breathing too much. Avoid alcohol or other medicines that slow your actions and reactions.

• Dilaudid-HP® and Exalgo™ are only for patients who take narcotic pain medicine all the time. Make sure you have the right medicine.

• This medicine does not mix well with many medicines. Serious reactions may occur. Check all medicines with healthcare provider.

Exalgo™

• Please read the medication guide.

• If you have an allergy to hydromorphone or any other part of this medicine.

• If you have a sulfite allergy, talk with healthcare provider.

• 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: Asthma, increased pressure in your brain, intestinal blockage, or lung disease.

• If you are breast-feeding.

Exalgo™

• If you have any of the following conditions: Enlarged colon or slow intestinal tract.

• If you have taken isocarboxazid, phenelzine, or tranylcypromine in the last 14 days. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (eg, isocarboxazid, phenelzine, and tranylcypromine) must be stopped 14 days before this medicine is started. Taking the two together could cause dangerously high blood pressure.

• Hydromorphone binds to brain receptors, relieving pain. It decreases the feeling of pain and a person's response to pain.

• Take this medicine with or without food. Take with food if it causes an upset stomach.

• Drink plenty of noncaffeine-containing liquid unless told to drink less liquid by healthcare provider.

• A liquid (solution) is available if you cannot swallow pills.

• Those who have feeding tubes can also use the liquid. Flush the feeding tube before and after medicine is given.

• 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.

• Use suppository rectally.

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.

• 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 at room temperature.

• Protect tablets from light.

• Protect capsules and tablets from moisture. Do not store in a bathroom or kitchen.

• Store suppositories in a refrigerator. Do not freeze.

• 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.

• 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.

Created: 2006-10-13 13:06:36.0

Modified: 2010-05-25 11:48:47.0

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