Hydromorphone hydrochloride

Trade Name: 
Jurnista
Manufacturer/Distributor: 
Janssen-Ortho
www.janssen-ortho.com
Classification: 
opioid anaglesic
ATC Class: 
N02AA03 Hydromorphone
Status: 
active
Notice of Compliance (yyyy/mm/dd): 
2009/11/18
Date Marketed in Canada (yyyy/mm/dd): 
2010/04/13
Presentation: 
Tablet: 4 mg; DIN: 02337266
Tablet: 8 mg; DIN: 02337274
Tablet: 16 mg; DIN: 02337282
Tablet: 32 mg; DIN: 02337290
Tablet: 64 mg; DIN: 02337304 (approved but not yet marketed)
Comments: 
For management of moderate to severe chronic pain in patients who require continuous opioid analgesia. The tablets use the oral osmotic pump (OROS®) technology to deliver a membrane-controlled activated process at a constant rate over 24 hours.