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In Brief: Palladone Withdrawn
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Aug 01, 2005 (Issue 1214)
Avinza Analgesics Analgesia Addiction abuse Fentanyl Hydrocodone Palladone pain Oxycontin Oramorph SR ...
The Medical Letter review of Palladone (hydromorphone HCl) extended-release capsules (March 14, 2005) warned that a lethal dose could be released if the new formulation was taken with alcohol. Because of that risk, the FDA asked the manufacturer (Purdue) to withdraw the drug from the market (FDA News. July 13, 2005; FDC Reports – “The Pink Sheet” July 18, 2005; 67:3).
A Morphine/Naltrexone Combination (Embeda) for Pain
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Mar 22, 2010 (Issue 1334)
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Oramorph SR – Xanodyne 15, 30, 60, 100 mg tabs 15 mg 8 hrs 4.05
1. Long-acting formulations ...
The FDA has approved an agonist/antagonist combination of morphine and naltrexone (Embeda – King)
for treatment of chronic moderate to severe pain requiring around-the-clock analgesia for an extended
period of time. The addition of naltrexone is intended to prevent abuse of morphine.
Palladone for Chronic Pain
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Mar 14, 2005 (Issue 1204)
Oramorph SR – Roxane 15-, 30-, 60-, 100-mg tabs 47.40
Kadian – Alpharma 20-, 30-, 50-, 60-, 100-mg caps 20 ...
A once-daily extended-release (ER) oral formulation of the opioid analgesic hydromorphone hydrochloride (Palladone - Purdue Pharma) has been approved by the FDA for treatment of opioid-tolerant patients with persistent moderate to severe pain. Hydromorphone HCl, a semisynthetic congener of morphine and active metabolite of hydrocodone that has been used since the 1920s, is also available in immediate-release oral, injectable and suppository forms (Dilaudid, and others).