What is Dilaudid?
dilaudid pill look like is used to manage pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic when other pain treatments, such as non-opioid pain medicines, do not treat your pain well enough or you cannot tolerate them. It is available as oral tablets and an oral solution and is a strong prescription opioid (narcotic) pain medicine.
Opioid pain medicines can put you at risk for overdose and death. Even if you take your dose correctly as prescribed, you are at risk for opioid addiction, abuse, and misuse that can lead to death.
Dilaudid first gained FDA approval on January 11, 1984.
Before Taking
Do not take Dilaudid tablets or Dilaudid oral solution if you have:
- Significant respiratory depression
- Severe asthma, trouble breathing, or other lung problems.
- A bowel blockage or a narrowing of the stomach or intestines
- Known hypersensitivity to hydromorphone, hydromorphone salts, or sulfite-containing medications
Before taking Dilaudid tablets or Dilaudid oral solution, tell your healthcare provider if you have a history of:
- head injury, seizures
- problems urinating
- liver, kidney, thyroid problems
- pancreas or gallbladder problems
- abuse of street or prescription drugs, alcohol addiction, opioid overdose, or mental health problems
Tell your healthcare provider if you are:
- Noticing your pain is getting worse. If your pain gets worse after you take Dilaudid, do not take more Dilaudid without first talking to your healthcare provider. Talk to your healthcare provider if the pain that you have increases, if you feel more sensitive to pain, or if you have new pain after taking Dilaudid
How do I take Dilaudid?dilaudid pill look like
Do not change your dose. Take Dilaudid exactly as prescribed by your healthcare provider. Use the lowest dose possible for the shortest time needed.
- Measure liquid medicine with the supplied measuring device (not a kitchen spoon).
- For acute (short-term) pain, you may only need to take Dilaudid for a few days. You may have some Dilaudid left over that you did not use. See disposal information at the bottom of this section for directions on how to safely throw away (dispose of) your unused Dilaudid.
- Do not take more than your prescribed dose. If you miss a dose, take your next dose at your usual time.
- Call your healthcare provider if the dose you are taking does not control your pain.
If you have been taking Dilaudid tablets or Dilaudid oral solution regularly, do not stop taking Dilaudid tablets or Dilaudid oral solution without talking to your healthcare provider.




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