Quick answers
- What is Dilaudid?
- Dilaudid is a brand name of Hydromorphone hydrochloride, a prescription medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 7 Dilaudid products in 7 strengths and forms.
- Who makes Dilaudid?
- Rhodes Pharms holds the FDA application for Dilaudid (NDA019034, approved January 11, 1984). 1 other company (repackagers or distributors) also list Dilaudid products.
- Is there a generic or store brand of Dilaudid?
- Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 31 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Dilaudid product, 25 of them generic. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
- Has Dilaudid been recalled?
- No recall linked to Dilaudid products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
What Dilaudid is
Each Dilaudid product as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, by active ingredient, strength and form, with its official label. “Same medicine, other names” counts the other products with exactly the same active ingredients, strength and form (generic versions, store brands and other brands); inactive ingredients can differ.
Hydromorphone hydrochloride · prescription medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| hydromorphone hydrochloride 0.2 mg/mL injection, solution (intramuscular, intravenous, subcutaneous) | Dilaudid | None listed | DailyMed |
| hydromorphone hydrochloride 1 mg/mL injection, solution (intramuscular, intravenous, subcutaneous) | Dilaudid | 2 products, 2 companies | DailyMed |
| hydromorphone hydrochloride 2 mg tablet (oral) | Dilaudid | 8 products, 8 companies | DailyMed |
| hydromorphone hydrochloride 2 mg/mL injection, solution (intramuscular, intravenous, subcutaneous) | Dilaudid | 4 products, 3 companies | DailyMed |
| hydromorphone hydrochloride 4 mg tablet (oral) | Dilaudid | 9 products, 8 companies | DailyMed |
| hydromorphone hydrochloride 5 mg/5 mL solution (oral) | Dilaudid | 3 products, 3 companies | DailyMed |
| hydromorphone hydrochloride 8 mg tablet (oral) | Dilaudid | 5 products, 5 companies | DailyMed |
Its page lists every product and company, the FDA label’s uses and boxed warning, approvals, shortages and recalls: Hydromorphone hydrochloride →
FDA approval
- NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
Companies that list Dilaudid
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Dilaudid products.
- Rhodes Pharmaceuticals LLC4 products
- Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC3 products
Recalls
No recall linked to Dilaudid products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Sources
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026 — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data.medicaid.gov, list of November 4, 2026, retrieved November 7, 2026
Which names get a brand page: a name the NDC Directory lists for a medicine, held by one company (the FDA application holder, or the company named on most of its products), that is not just a description, and that is not the only product of its medicine.