HYDROMORPHONE HCL (Generic for DILAUDID)

Hydromorphone Hydrochloride 2mg, Oral tablet

Alcohol

· Severity: Major

· Notes for Consumers: You must avoid alcohol-containing drinks while taking Hydromorphone. Side effects from Hydromorphone may get worse if drink alcohol-containing drinks. You may feel drowsy or more tired when taking these drugs together. Serious side effects such as excessive sedation, confusion, or difficulty breathing may occur. These effects may depress or stop breathing, cause coma, and even cause death. Do not drive or operate machinery until you know how Hydromorphone affects you.

· Notes for Professionals: Patients who receive hydromorphone should be advised to avoid drinking ethanol (alcohol). Concomitant use of hydromorphone with other central nervous system (CNS) depressants, such as ethanol, can potentiate the effects of hydromorphone and may lead to additive CNS or respiratory depression. This may cause respiratory depression, hypotension, profound sedation, and death. In addition, ingestion of extended-release oral hydromorphone with ethanol as compared with water results in significantly higher peak plasma hydromorphone concentrations; the extended-release mechanism can be compromised and fatalities have been reported with such dosage forms.

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