Jurnista?
Related terms
Brand Names: U.S.:
Dilaudid-HP?;Dilaudid?;Exalgo?
Brand Names: Canada:
Dilaudid-HP?;Dilaudid?;Hydromorph Contin?;Hydromorphone HP;Hydromorphone HP? 10;Hydromorphone HP? 20;Hydromorphone HP? 50;Hydromorphone HP? Forte;Hydromorphone Hydrochloride Injection, USP;JurnistaT;PMS-Hydromorphone;Teva-Hydromorphone
Uses
- It is used to ease pain.
- Hydromorphone lowers the feeling of pain and how one reacts to pain.
Dosing
How to take
- Do not take this drug with other strong pain drugs or if you are using a pain patch without talking to your doctor first.
- Keep a pain diary.
- Oral:
- Take with or without food. Take with food if it causes an upset stomach.
- Drink lots of noncaffeine liquids unless told to drink less liquid by your doctor.
- There is a liquid (solution) if you cannot swallow pills.
- Those who have feeding tubes may also use the liquid. Flush the feeding tube before and after this drug is given.
- Long-acting products: Swallow whole. Do not chew, break, or crush.
- Do not use long-acting products for fast pain relief or on an as needed basis.
- Suppository:
- Use suppository rectally.
- Shot:
- It is given as a shot into a muscle, vein, or into the fatty part of the skin.
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