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HYDROMORPHONE (DILAUDID)
Dosing Range: 0.5‐3mg/hr (8.3‐50mcg/min)
MIX 2mg/100mL
CONCENTRATION 20mcg/mL
Dose Rate Micro Macro
(60gtt/mL) 20gtt/mL 15gtt/mL 10gtt/mL
mg/hr mL/hr gtt/min gtt/min gtt/min gtt/min
0.5 25 25 8 6 4
1 50 50 17 13 8
1.5 75 75 25 19 13
2 100 100 33 25 17
2.5 125 125 42 31 21
3 150 150 50 38 25
Macro‐Drip (20gtt/mL) or Micro‐Drip is set of choice for
this infusion
Start at lowest dose and increase rate by 0.5mg/hr prn for
appropriate pain management
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