Dilaudid vs. Fentanyl: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Dilaudid and Fentanyl. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 228,062 people who take Dilaudid and Fentanyl, and is updated regularly.
What is Dilaudid?
Dilaudid has active ingredients of hydromorphone hydrochloride. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 96,466 Dilaudid users. Check the latest studies of Dilaudid.
What is Fentanyl?
Fentanyl has active ingredients of fentanyl citrate. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 73,301 Fentanyl users. Check the latest studies of Fentanyl.
228,062 people who take Dilaudid and Fentanyl are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Fentanyl (fentanyl citrate)
- Dilaudid (hydromorphone hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Dilaudid:
- not at all: 3.2800000000000002 %
- somewhat: 20.28 %
- moderate: 35.98 %
- high: 33.3 %
- very high: 7.16 %
Fentanyl:
- not at all: 1.94 %
- somewhat: 18.39 %
- moderate: 34.84 %
- high: 33.55 %
- very high: 11.29 %
Want to compare Dilaudid with Fentanyl?
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DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
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a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on hydromorphone hydrochloride and fentanyl citrate (the active ingredients of Dilaudid and Fentanyl, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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