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How much stronger is dilaudid than hydrocodone?
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5x: Hydrocodone's main mechanism of action is being metabolized into hydromorphone by the liver. On a mg basis i cosider hydromorphone to be 5-7.5 times more potent.
Answered 3/25/2018
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About 5 fold: Dilaudid (hydromorphone) is about 5 times as potent.
Answered 3/25/2018
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