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Hydromorphone overdose - Overview

Alternative Names

Dilaudid overdose; Palladone overdose

Definition of Hydromorphone overdose:

Hydromorphone is a prescription medicine used to relieve severe pain. Hydromorphone overdose occurs when someone accidentally or intentionally takes more than the normal or recommended amount of this medication.

Poisonous Ingredient:

Hydromorphone is a type of morphine. Hydromorphone is an opioid narcotic, which means it is an extremely powerful drug that can cause very deep sleep.

Patients who are prescribed hydromorphone for pain should not drink alcohol. Combining alcohol with this drug increases the chance for dangerous side effects and overdose symptoms.

Where Found:

  • Dilaudid
  • Hydrostat

NOTE: This list may not be all inclusive.

  • Reviewed last on: 1/20/2008
  • Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Drummer OH. Recent trends in narcotic deaths. Ther Drug Monit. 2005 Dec;27(6):738-40.

US Food and Drug Administration. FDA Asks Purdue Pharma to Withdraw Palladone for Safety Reasons. Rockville, MD: National Press Office; July 13, 2005. Release P05-42.