Limited coverage drugs – hydromorphone injection
Last updated on August 27, 2024
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Generic name |
hydromorphone |
|---|---|
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Strength |
50 mg/mL |
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Form |
injection |
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Special Authority criteria |
Approval period |
|---|---|
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Relief of severe pain in patients who require subcutaneously, intravenously or intramuscularly administered opioids in doses or concentrations higher than those usually needed. |
1 year |
Practitioner exemptions
- No practitioner exemptions.
Special notes
- Hydromorphone 10 mg/mL and 20 mg/mL are available as regular benefits on the PharmaCare formulary for the indication of severe pain only.
- Hydromorphone 50 mg/mL is a benefit for the treatment of severe pain under Plans B and P.
Special Authority request form(s)
- Log in to eForms
- 5328 - Special Authority Request Form (PDF)