My mom was prescribed 2mg hydromorphone for moderate back pain due to her terminal cancer, her diagnosis is looking like the cancer is bile duct cancer, she just had a stent put in her bile duct because of obstructive jaundice and her kidney and liver function is obviously not good. I did some reading about this drug and it said it s not a good drug to give to anyone with liver, kidney or bile duct issues... I was told that Tylenol and Ibuprofen is not an appropriate pain reliever because they are hard on these organs. So my question is ...is hydromorphone okay for her then??
Hi and welcome to HCM thanks for the query.if this is terminal disease then yes, it is appropriate but morphine derivates can cause bile duct sphincter to contract so it could worsen her jaundice if stents don't work. Wish you good health. Regards
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Is Hydromorphone Safe For Bile Duct Cancer?
Hi and welcome to HCM thanks for the query.if this is terminal disease then yes, it is appropriate but morphine derivates can cause bile duct sphincter to contract so it could worsen her jaundice if stents don t work. Wish you good health. Regards