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from eMedTV.comImportant Information for Your Healthcare Provider
You should talk with your healthcare provider prior to taking this medicine if you have:- Gallbladder or pancreatic disease
- Narrowing of the digestive tract, often caused by:
- Esophageal strictures
- "Short gut" syndrome
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Past history of peritonitis
- Cystic fibrosis
- Meckel's diverticulum
- Past gastrointestinal surgery
- Kidney disease, such as kidney failure (renal failure)
- A history of drug or alcohol dependence
- Lung disease of any sort
- Liver disease, such as cirrhosis, liver failure, or hepatitis
- Low blood pressure (hypotension)
- A head injury or high intracranial pressure
- Severe abdominal (stomach) pain
- Hypothyroidism
- Asthma
- Addison's disease
- An enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hypertrophy, or BPH)
- Seizures or epilepsy
- Any allergies, including to foods, dyes, or preservatives.
Also, let your healthcare provider know if you are:
- Pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant (see Opana ER and Pregnancy)
- Breastfeeding (see Opana ER and Breastfeeding).
Make sure to tell your healthcare provider about all of the medicines you are taking, including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
(Click Precautions and Warnings With Oxymorphone ER to learn more, including information on who should not take the drug.)
Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD