Generic name:tramadol [ TRAM-a-dol ]
Brand names: Ultram, Ultram ER
Drug class:Narcotic analgesics
What is Ultram?
Ultram is a pain medicine similar to an opioid. It acts in the central nervous system (CNS) to relieve pain.
Ultram is used to treat moderate to severe pain in adults.
The extended-release form of tramadol (Ultram ER) is for around-the-clock treatment of pain. Ultram ER is not for use on an as-needed basis for pain.
Warnings
You should not take Ultram if you have severe breathing problems, a blockage in your stomach or intestines, or if you have recently used alcohol, sedatives, tranquilizers, narcotic medication, or an MAO inhibitor (isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene blue injection, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, tranylcypromine, and others).
Ultram can slow or stop your breathing, and may be habit-forming. MISUSE OF THIS MEDICINE CAN CAUSE ADDICTION, OVERDOSE, OR DEATH, especially in a child or other person using the medicine without a prescription.
Taking Ultram during pregnancy may cause life-threatening withdrawal symptoms in the newborn.
Fatal side effects can occur if you use tramadol with alcohol, or with other drugs that cause drowsiness or slow your breathing.
Before taking this medicine
You should not take Ultram if you are allergic to tramadol, or if you have:
severe asthma or breathing problems;
a stomach or bowel obstruction (including paralytic ileus);
if you have recently used alcohol, sedatives, tranquilizers, or narcotic medications; or
