Description
Dilaudid Hydromorphone 8mg
Description for Dilaudid
DILAUDID (Hydromorphone Hydrochloride) a hydrogenated ketone of morphine, is an opioid agonist.
Dilaudid Tablets are supplied in 2 mg, 4 mg, and 8 mg tablets for oral administration. The tablet strengths describe the amount of hydromorphone hydrochloride in each tablet.
Dilaudid Oral Solution is supplied as 5mg/5 mL (1 mg/mL) viscous liquid.
Hydromorphone hydrochloride is a white or almost white crystalline powder that is freely soluble in water, very slightly soluble in ethanol (96%), and practically insoluble in methylene chloride.
The 2 mg, 4 mg, and 8 mg tablets contain the following inactive ingredients, lactose anhydrous and magnesium stearate. Dilaudid Tablets may also contain traces of sodium metabisulfite.
