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INTRODUCTION
Oxymorphone Status
populations taking multiple drugs because no 2 Chamberlin KW, Cottle M, Neville R, Tan J. Oral
dosage adjustments would perhaps be necessary to oxymorphone for pain management. Ann Pharma-
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The efficacy and safety of oxymorphone ER for 3 Prommer E. Oxymorphone: A review. Support Care
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chronic pain have been evaluated in six published
4 Adams MP, Ahdieh H. Pharmacokinetics and dose-
randomized controlled trials covering a variety of proportionality of oxymorphone extended release
indications and three published open-label studies, and its metabolites. Results of a randomized cross-
two of which lasted up to 1 year [11,12]. The over study. Pharmacotherapy 2004;24:468–76.
durability of response to oxymorphone ER in 5 Baichwal AR, Staniforth JN, Adams M, Ahdieh H.
opioid-experienced and opioid-naïve patients was