Oxymorphone Hydrochloride

• Pain Management
• Pain Management Medication Types

Acute and Chronic Pain

Relief of moderate to severe pain.500 501 502

Symptomatic relief of moderate to moderately severe pain such as that associated with acute and some chronic medical disorders including renal or biliary colic, acute trauma, postoperative pain, and cancer.e

In the management of chronic pain associated with a terminal illness such as cancer, the principal goal of analgesic therapy is to make the patient relatively pain-free while maintaining as good a quality of life as possible.e

Analgesic therapy must be individualized and titrated according to patient response and tolerance.500 501 502 e

Extended-release tablets (Opana ER) are used orally for management of moderate to severe pain when a continuous, around-the-clock analgesic is needed for an extended period of time.501 The extended-release tablets are not intended for use on an as-needed (“prn”) basis, for preoperative administration to control postoperative pain, for pain in the immediate postoperative period (12–24 hours after surgery) in patients not previously exposed to opiates, or for postoperative pain that is expected to be mild or of short duration.501 Patients who were receiving this preparation prior to surgery may reinitiate such use after they are able to resume oral therapy.501 Extended-release tablets may be used postoperatively if pain is expected to be moderate to severe and persist for an extended period of time.501

Surgery

Used parenterally as a supplement to anesthesia.502 a

Analgesia During Labor

Used parenterally for analgesia during labor.502

Acute Pulmonary Edema

Used in patients with acute pulmonary edema for its cardiovascular effects and to allay anxiety.502 a e Should not be used in the treatment of pulmonary edema resulting from a chemical respiratory irritant.502