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The word "better" is very vague and patients can react very differently to medications. However, there are a number of advantages to selecting Dilaudid (AKA Hydromorphne) over Morphine. Both drugs have similar effects as hydrocodone and Oxyconde. Dilaudid is estimated to be 3-4 times stronger than Morphine therefore the amount of drug prescribed is usually significantly less. Dilaudid has a lower risk of dependency and typically causes less nausea than Morphine.
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How much dilaudid is equal to 50mg Demerol?
210 The real answer according to Mass Pain Clinic is 7.5mg Dilaudid = 30mg Morphine per Mass.HospitalPain Clinic That is an ORAL dose... it changes if it is admistered IV to: 1.5mg Dilaudid IV = 10mg Morphine IV
Does Hydromorphone get you high?
Yes, very. Hydromorphone is dilaudid which 1mg is equivalent to 8mg of IV morphine
What is the equivalent dosage of morphine sulphate tincture to 4 mg Dilaudid?
30 mg of Morphine IR is equal to approximately 8 mg of Diluadid, so there is about a 4mg morphine to 1 mg of dilaudid ratio. So 45 mg of morphine would be equal to 5.6 mg of dilaudid. To answer your question, 45 mg of Morphine IR would stronger than taking the 4 mg of dilaudid.
What is stronger Dilaudid or Oxycontin?
Dilaudid would be more potent than Norco. Dilaudid is roughly 5-7x more potent than morphine where as hydrocodone is .6 the potency of 10mg of morphine. So the hydrocodone would be much less potent as hydromorphone (dilaudid) or morphine.
Is pill form dilaudid stronger than morphine?
Depends on morphine form. Solution stronger
Is hydromorphone stronger than morphine sulfate for pain relief?
Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) is roughly ten times more potent than morphine sulfate. The Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) worked MUCH better for me for pain than morphine did but the "narcotic effect" with dilaudid is very intense so be careful doing stuff like driving until you know how it affects you if you get that prescribed to you.Knowledge based on: 10 years of pain medications...a lot of different ones!
Does dilaudid and morphine come back the same on a lab test?
what can i take to show the same as dilaudid on a lab test
Does Dilaudid come up in a urine test as oxycodone?
short answer no, Oxycontin will show in high levels as Oxycodone, Dilaudid will show as Dilaudid or Hydromorphone, or in cheaper tests morphine.
Does Dilaudid and Morphine Sulphate show the same on a urine test strip?
no
What morphine like pain killers start with the letter d?
dilaudid
What is K4 Dilaudid?
Dilaudid K4 is hydromorphone 4mg. The 4mg is equal to 40mg of Dilaudid.
Is dilatid like morphine?
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.
