Told of the DEA comment, Purdue Pharma responded with a written statement that said in part : " In 15 years of marketing narcotic analgesics, Purdue Pharma has never been questioned by the Drug Enforcement Administration regarding our marketing practices ."
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Dilaudid ( hydromorphone ), a powerful and very water-soluble narcotic analgesic ( Bet�ubungsmittel ) introduced in 1926, as small oral tablets of a number of strengths, multi-purpose ( hypodermic ) tablets, compounding powder, ampoules of solution for injection, and dry ampoules for reconstitution.
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Research indicates that for a vast majority of people with severe chronic pain, quality of life can often be greatly improved with the right narcotic analgesic and that people with severe pain, who don't already have a prior history of drug or alcohol abuse, can be given narcotics safely.
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Erectile dysfunction and diminished libido can be a longer-term effect ( years to decades ) of many narcotic analgesics due to development of central hypogonadism; this appears especially common in individuals with significant melanin deficiencies, as the hormones tied to melanin production affect the absorption and conversion of these analgesics into progesterone.
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"' Fentanyl / fluanisone "'( trade name "'Hypnorm "') is a veterinary combination drug consisting of fentanyl ( a potent synthetic narcotic analgesic with a rapid onset and short duration of action ) and fluanisone ( a typical antipsychotic and sedative of the butyrophenone class ) for use in mice, rats, rabbits and guinea pigs.
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COX-2 inhibitors can be used in the oral form to stifle pain, particularly arthritic and other joint pain, but there is also a new form of injectable COX-2, parecoxib sodium, which, in clinical trials, has been shown to be effective after some abdominal operations, in controlling pain or delaying the need for the use narcotic analgesics.
