Palladon
Palladon prolonged-release capsules are prescribed by your doctor to relieve severe, long-lasting pain.
Form
depotkapseli, kova
Strength
16 mg
Active Ingredient
Hydromorphone hydrochloride
Manufacturer
Mundipharma Oy
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will decide your dose, which is usually 4 mg every 12 hours if you haven't used opioids before. The dose will be increased until your pain is managed.
Method
Swallow the capsules whole with water. You can also open them and sprinkle the contents on soft food like yogurt, then eat it immediately. Do not crush or chew the capsule contents. Never inject the capsule contents into a vein.
Important
Do not take more often than every 12 hours. Your doctor will set your maximum daily dose.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Dizziness
- •Drowsiness
- •Constipation
- •Nausea
- •Headache
- •Dry mouth
- •Stomach pain
- •Vomiting
- •Itching
- •Sweating a lot
- •Feeling unusually weak
- •Loss of appetite
- •Feeling anxious
- •Confusion
- •Trouble sleeping
RARE
- •Muscle spasms
- •Shaking (tremors)
- •Tingling or numbness
- •Blurred vision
- •Low blood pressure
- •Shortness of breath
- •Diarrhea
- •Changes in taste
- •Difficulty emptying your bladder
- •Problems with erections
- •Skin rash
- •Withdrawal symptoms
- •Feeling very tired
- •Generally feeling unwell
- •Swelling in hands, ankles, or feet
- •Abnormal liver test results
- •Feeling restless or agitated
- •Feeling sad (depression)
- •Feeling very happy (euphoria)
- •Seeing or hearing things that are not there (hallucinations)
- •Bad dreams (nightmares)
- •Extreme calm or sleepiness (sedation)
- •Very slow or weak breathing (respiratory depression)
- •Fast heartbeat
- •Pauses in breathing during sleep (sleep apnea)
- •Seizures
- •Increased sensitivity to pain
- •Muscles twitching on their own
- •Small pupils in your eyes
- •Bowel blockage (paralytic ileus)
- •Hives (itchy red welts on the skin)
- •Needing more medicine to get the same effect (drug tolerance)
- •Red skin
- •General feeling of being unpleasant or uncomfortable
- •Withdrawal symptoms in newborn babies (if mother used during pregnancy)
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to hydromorphone or any other ingredients in this medicine.
- Do not use if you have severe breathing problems or conditions that affect your breathing.
- Do not use if you have sudden, severe stomach pain.
- Do not use if you have increased pressure in your brain (e.g., severe headache, nausea).
- Do not use if you are taking or have taken certain medicines for depression (MAO inhibitors) in the last 2 weeks.
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- Do not use if your bowels have stopped moving (paralytic ileus).
- Children under 12 years old should not use this medicine.
- Do not drink alcohol while taking this medicine, as it can cause serious side effects and loss of consciousness.
- Do not use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- This medicine can lead to dependence. Talk to your doctor if you are concerned about this.
- This medicine may make you sleepy and affect your reactions. Do not drive or operate machines if you feel tired or drowsy.