Dilaudid, also available with the generic name of hydromorphone, is an opioid pain medicine. It helps treat moderate to moderately severe pain.

A common painkiller is a hydromorphone. Among other names, it is sold under the brand name Dilaudid. When other non-opioid painkillers are ineffective at treating your pain, it is used to manage severe pain. Both pill and oral solution forms are offered. This medication affects how the brain and central nervous system (CNS) react to pain.