Topic: Another medication in the Pain Arsenal

Pa
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 3636

saluki wrote:

Just letting you know that there is a new pain med in the arsenal for your Pain Docs to consider should you need it.

It seems Oral oxymorphone (Opana ER) is about 2 times more potent than morphine and about half as potent as hydromorphone (Dilaudid)

Here is more info:

http://www.theannals.com/cgi/content/abstract/aph.1H451v1

http://www.eperc.mcw.edu/fastfact/ff_181.htm

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Ter CA Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 384	Log in to post a reply Sep 18, 2007 03:54 am Ter wrote: Thanks Saluki, I am on dilaudid now for a while, but its getting to the point its not working like it did. and im allergic to morphine or any direvitive of it...., and im going to look into that other site you put down.. thanks so much, Ter When it rains, don't forget to jump in the puddles!