Is dilatid like morphine

Answer 1

I'll assume you mean "DILAUDID."

Yes, both are mu-opioid agonists and work in a similar fashion. Typically, dilaudid (hydromorphone) is more efficacious (stronger) than morphine, but tends to last for shorter time.

A patient that is in moderate pain may be given, for example:

* 10mg Morphine Sulfate every 6 hours by I.M. injection

* 2mg hydromorphine HCl, PRN (as needed) for breakthrough pain, by I.M. injection.

In this instance, the doctors are using morphine to cover the pain in 6 hour blocks of time, while using the hydromorphone as needed for any pain that still remains.

Answer 2

diloted is a hydromorhine and is stronger than morphine

Diluadid is hydromorphone and it is stronger weight to weight. An IV at the hospital of Diluadid is usually 1.5 mg as for morphine it is between 10mgs to 15mgs. It is basically 8 times stronger as I said weight to weight. Morphine last a little longer. Orally Diluadid is much more stronger because morphine has a problem getting out of the stomach lining and into your main stream. There are really only 3 I know that orally don't have that problem, hydrocodone, oxycodone, and meperdine. In respective order and the best known names..are Vicoden, percocet, or oxycontin, and Demerol. Morphine is one of the worst to take orally unless you are getting a high dose, 30mg is nothing, but IV, they don't even give that amount at once.

Answer 3

Dilaudid is a brand name for the opioid pain medication Hydromorphone and is a derivative of Morphine. Dilaudid is also used for painful, dry coughing. t.

Answer 4

Dilaudid is a derivative of morphine. Precisely a hydrogenated ketone derivative

Answer 5

Dilaudid and morphine are in the same drug class.

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

Yes