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== General information == | == General information == | ||
Hydromorphone, usually sold as brand names Palladone or Dilaudid, is a very potent centrally acting analgesic drug of the opioid class. | Hydromorphone, usually sold as brand names Palladone or Dilaudid, is a very potent centrally acting analgesic drug of the opioid class. | ||
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Knoll introduced it to the mass market in 1926 under the brand name Dilaudid, indicating its derivation and degree of similarity to morphine (by way of laudanum). The brand name Dilaudid is more widely known than the generic term hydromorphone, and because of this, Dilaudid is often used generically to mean any form of hydromorphone. | Knoll introduced it to the mass market in 1926 under the brand name Dilaudid, indicating its derivation and degree of similarity to morphine (by way of laudanum). The brand name Dilaudid is more widely known than the generic term hydromorphone, and because of this, Dilaudid is often used generically to mean any form of hydromorphone. | ||
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[[File:2000px-Hydromorphone - Hydromorphon.svg.png|300px|Chemical structure of hydromorphone]] | |||
[[File:Hydromorphone 27feb.gif|3D animated model of a hydromorphone molecule]] | |||
== Dosage == | |||
== Legal Status == | == Legal Status == | ||
* United States: [http://www.justice.gov/dea/druginfo/ds.shtml Schedule II] | * United States: [http://www.justice.gov/dea/druginfo/ds.shtml Schedule II] | ||
Revision as of 07:18, 12 December 2013
General information
Hydromorphone, usually sold as brand names Palladone or Dilaudid, is a very potent centrally acting analgesic drug of the opioid class.
History
Knoll introduced it to the mass market in 1926 under the brand name Dilaudid, indicating its derivation and degree of similarity to morphine (by way of laudanum). The brand name Dilaudid is more widely known than the generic term hydromorphone, and because of this, Dilaudid is often used generically to mean any form of hydromorphone.
Images
Dosage
Legal Status
- United States: Schedule II