Hydromorphone Hydromorphone

Hydromorphone - Definition and Overview

Hydromorphone chemical structure
Hydromorphone

4,5-α-epoxy-3-hydroxy-
17-methyl-morphinan-6-one
CAS number
466-99-9
ATC code
N02AA03
Chemical formula C17H19NO3
Molecular weight 285.341
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Legal status Class A (UK), DEA schedule II (USA)
Routes of administration oral, intramuscular, intravenous

Hydromorphone is a drug used to relieve moderate to severe pain. Hydromorphone is known by the trade name Dilaudid®. It belongs to a category of drugs known as opioid analgesics. It is commonly given to patents who have recently undergone surgery or who have suffered serious injury, and it is given intravenously, intramuscularly, or orally.

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