Hydromorphone Tablet: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates

Name: Hydromorphone Tablet: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates
Duration: 4 min 7 s
Description: Hydromorphone is a strong opioid pain medicine that treats moderate to severe pain when other pain medicines have not worked well enough or cannot be tolerated. It is a controlled substance because it can be habit-forming.

Hydromorphone Tablet

Generic name	Hydromorphone
Drug class	Opioid analgesic (narcotic pain medicine)
Forms	Extended-release tablet, Tablet, Oral solution, Injection, Suppository

Hydromorphone is a strong opioid pain medicine that treats moderate to severe pain when other pain medicines have not worked well enough or cannot be tolerated. It is a controlled substance because it can be habit-forming.

General information

Follow the prescriber and the leaflet that comes with this medicine.