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Abstract
Oxymorphone (oxymorphone hydrochloride) (14-hydroxy-dihydromorphinone), a semisynthetic mu-opioid agonist, was first approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 1959. Oxymorphone is considered a more potent opioid than its parent compound, morphine. Recently, an immediate-release and long-acting oral formulation of this drug was developed that makes oxymorphone a new option in treating moderate to severe pain. This article reviews the pharmacodynamics, pharmacology, and clinical efficacy for this new option in treating moderate to severe pain.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16317569 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-005-0917-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Support Care Cancer ISSN: 0941-4355 Impact factor: 3.603