Thrombotic Microangiopathy Secondary to Intravenous Abuse of Opana® ER

Opana ER (oxymorphone) is an opioid drug available throughout the United States, and intravenous abuse of the crushed oral formulation has been associated with drug-induced thrombotic microangiopathy. In this abstract, we describe two young patients who lived together and used Opana ER intravenously...

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Main Authors: Kamia Thakur, Vaibhav Agrawal, Ashley Kass, Lauren M. Dimarino, R. Patrick Dorion, Joseph Vadakara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Hematology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1623907