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hydromorphone

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hydromorphone /hy·dro·mor·phone/ (-mor´fōn) a morphine alkaloid having opioid analgesic effects similar to but greater and of shorter duration than those of morphine; used as the hydrochloride salt as an analgesic, antitussive, and anesthesia adjunct.
hydromorphone [hi″dro-mor´fōn]
a morphine alkaloid with effects similar to morphine but greater and of shorter duration; used as the hydrochloride salt as an analgesic, antitussive, and anesthesia adjunct, administered orally, subcutaneously, intramuscularly, intravenously, or rectally.
hydromorphone
a hydrogenated ketone of morphine with effects similar to morphine but of shorter duration; the hydrochloride is used as an analgesic and cough suppressant.
hydromorphone
An opioid analgesic which, in excess, causes respiratory depression; blocks nociception to brain; miosis. See Opiate, Opioid, Pain management.
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Analyses of medication incidents, such as the inadvertent administration of hydromorphone instead of morphine, (ISMP Canada, 2004; ISMP Canada, 2006) have led to recommendations that health care facilities strategically plan for implementation of advanced technologies such as bar coding at the point of care, prescriber order entry, and electronic medication administration records.
Pharmaceutical bar coding: moving forward in Canada by Sheppard, Ian; Hyland, Sylvia; Leonard, Pierrette; Koczmara, Christine / Dynamics
For moderate to severe pain Opioids (also known as narcotics): Morphine, fentanyl, hydromorphone, oxycodone, and codeine may be used.
How Can Mesothelioma Pain Be Treated with the Use of Medication? by Bello Kamorudeen / Health, general community
A total of 115 patients were randomly assigned to receive diacetylmorphine, 111 to receive standard oral methadone, and 25 to receive injectable hydromorphone for validation of the self-reported use of illicit heroin by means of urine testing.
Diacetylmorphine compares favorably with methadone by Moon, Mary Ann / Clinical Psychiatry News
 
 
 
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