Exalgo Tablet: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates

Name: Exalgo Tablet: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates
Duration: 4 min 13 s
Description: Exalgo was a brand-name extended-release opioid pain medicine containing hydromorphone. It has been discontinued in the U.S., but generic hydromorphone extended-release tablets may still be available. An opioid is sometimes called a narcotic.

Exalgo Tablet

Generic name	hydromorphone hydrochloride
Drug class	Opioids (opioid agonist)
Forms	Extended-release tablets (8 mg, 12 mg, 16 mg, and 32 mg strengths)

Exalgo was a brand-name extended-release opioid pain medicine containing hydromorphone. It has been discontinued in the U.S., but generic hydromorphone extended-release tablets may still be available. An opioid is sometimes called a narcotic.

General information

Follow the prescriber and the leaflet that comes with this medicine.