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Hydromorphone

Dilaudid, Exalgo

Use With Caution While Breastfeeding

Hydromorphone is excreted into breastmilk in small amounts. Large doses can cause infant drowsiness and rare but severe central nervous system depression.

Prescription · Source: NIH LactMed®, Dec 2023

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