The acute form of hepatitis, generally caused by viral infection, is characterized by constitutional symptoms that are typically self-limiting. Chronic hepatitis presents similarly, but can manifest signs and symptoms specific to liver dysfunction with long-standing inflammation and damage to the organ.
1 Hydromorphone is a minor metabolite of morphine and may be excreted in urine at concentrations up to 2.5% of the morphine concentration. 2  Consequently, the detection of minor amounts of hydromorphone in urine containing high concentrations of codeine should not be interpreted as evidence of hydromorphone use.
Hydromorphone hydrochloride, a hydrogenated ketone of morphine, is an opioid analgesic. The chemical name of Hydromorphone hydrochloride tablets USP is 4,5Î±-epoxy-3-hydroxy-17-methylmorphinan-6-one hydrochloride. The structural formula of Hydromorphone hydrochloride is: