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Hydromorphone
Hydromorphone (Dilaudid®) is marketed in tablets (2, 4, and 8 mg),
rectal Suppositories, oral solutions, and injectable
formulations. All products are in Schedule II of the CSA. Its
analgesic potency is from two to eight times that of morphine,
but it is shorter acting and produces more sedation than
morphine. Much sought after by narcotic addicts, hydromorphone
is usually obtained by the abuser through fraudulent
prescriptions or theft. The tablets are often dissolved and
injected as a substitute for heroin.
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