Levorphanoldrug info
levorphanol tartrate 2 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Levorphanol Tartrate Tablets are indicated for the management of pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate. Limitations of Use Because of the risks of addiction, abuse, and misuse with opioids, which can occur at any dosage or duration, reserve Levorphanol Tartrate Tablets for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options (e.g., non-opioid analgesics):
Have not been tolerated or are not expected to be tolerated,
Have not provided adequate analgesia or are not expected to provide adequate analgesia Levorphanol Tartrate Tablets should not be used for an extended period of time unless the pain remains severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatment options continue to be inadequate.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective June 4, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Levorphanol Tartrate Tablets, contain levorphanol, an opioid agonist with a molecular formula of C 17 H 23 NO
C 4 H 6 O 6
2H 2 O and molecular weight 443.5. Each milligram of levorphanol tartrate is equivalent to 0.58 mg levorphanol base. Levorphanol’s chemical name is levo-3-hydroxy-N-methylmorphinan. The USP nomenclature is 17-methylmorphinan 3-ol, tartrate (1:1) (salt) dihydrate. The material has 3 asymmetric carbon atoms. The chemical structure is: Levorphanol tartrate is a white crystalline powder, soluble in water and ether, but insoluble in chloroform. Each tablet, for oral administration, contains 2 mg levorphanol tartrate. In addition, each tablet contains anhydrous lactose, corn starch, and magnesium stearate. Chemical Structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective June 4, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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