Hydromorphone Overdose WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Hydromorphone Overdose
Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) overdose symptoms can be serious. Symptoms include a bluish tinge to skin, cold and clammy skin, constricted pupils, coma, extreme sleepiness progressing to a state of unresponsiveness, labored or slowed breathing, limp, weak muscles, low blood pressure, and slow heart rate. Heart attack, shock, and stroke can also occur.1 If you think you taken too much hydromorphone, seek medical attention immediately, or call the Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.
Fast Facts:
- Doctors prescribe hydromorphone to treat moderate to severe pain.2
- Take this medication exactly as prescribed.2
- Do not get hydromorphone on the skin. It can be absorbed, and you may get too large a dose. 2
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Research Notes References
- ↑ PDRHealth: Overdosage
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cerner Multum (via Drugs.com): Hydromorphone
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- Contributor: Tara Salamone
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Nov. 10, 2009
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- Contributor: Tara Salamone
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Overdose from Hydromporphone, Overdose on Hydromorphone, Hydromorphone symptoms of Overdose
- Last update: Nov. 10, 2009
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