Hydromorphone is a pure opioid, a semi-synthetic hydrogenated ketone derivative of morphine that has been available clinically since 1920. Structurally, hydromorphone derived from morphine in the modification of the hydroxyl group in the carbon 6 to a carbonyl and the absence of a double bond between the carbon 7 and 8. Due to these modifications, it present...
Hydromorphone is indicated for the management of moderate to severe acute pain and severe chronic pain. Due to its addictive potential and overdose risk, hydromorphone is only prescribed when other first-line treatments have failed.
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Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, United States
Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, Akron, Ohio, United States
Children's Hospital of Orange County - Pediatric Subspecialty, Orange, California, United States
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, United States
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, United States
Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, United States
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Johns Hopkins University (BPRU) Bayview Campus, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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