Kadian vs. Dilaudid: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Kadian and Dilaudid. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 345,766 people who take Kadian and Dilaudid, and is updated regularly.
What is Kadian?
Kadian has active ingredients of morphine sulfate. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 23,045 Kadian users. Check the latest studies of Kadian.
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.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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345,766 people who take Kadian and Dilaudid are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Kadian (morphine sulfate)
- 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:
Kadian:
- not at all: 3.64 %
- somewhat: 22.04 %
- moderate: 41.37 %
- high: 25.13 %
- very high: 7.82 %
Dilaudid:
- not at all: 3.25 %
- somewhat: 20.0 %
- moderate: 36.04 %
- high: 33.71 %
- very high: 7.01 %
Want to compare Kadian with Dilaudid?
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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.
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Rasmy A, Rahal M, Kisana M, Ahmad S, Salah A, "Morphine induced thrombocytopenia: A case report", Journal of Case Reports and Images in Oncology, 2015 Dec .
- Rasmy A, Rahal M, Kisana M, Ahmad S, Salah A, "Morphine induced thrombocytopenia: A case report", Journal of Case Reports and Images in Oncology, 2015 Dec .
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Browse all side effects of Kadian:
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 zBrowse all side effects of Dilaudid:
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 morphine sulfate and hydromorphone hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Kadian and Dilaudid, 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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