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Hydrocodone vs Hydromorphone - What's the difference?

hydrocodone | hydromorphone |

As nouns the difference between hydrocodone and hydromorphone

is that hydrocodone is a narcotic opiate prescribed as an analgesic and antitussive while hydromorphone is a synthetic narcotic analgesic, (4,5 alpha-epoxy-3-hydroxy-17-methyl morphinan-6-one), similar to morphine and heroin it is used for moderate to severe pain under the trade name dilaudid .

hydrocodone

English

Noun

(wikipedia hydrocodone)
  • A narcotic opiate prescribed as an analgesic and antitussive.

    • hydromorphone

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia hydromorphone) (-)
  • A synthetic narcotic analgesic, (4,5 alpha-epoxy-3-hydroxy-17-methyl morphinan-6-one), similar to morphine and heroin. It is used for moderate to severe pain under the trade name Dilaudid .

    • Synonyms

    * dihydromorphinone * dimorphone