Morphine Sulfate Injection



 
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Morphine Sulfate Injection - Basic Information

 

Indication of Morphine Sulfate Injection:

Morphine is indicated in for the following: Relief of moderate to severe acute and chronic pain.Cough suppression.Relief of severe shortness of breathing in patients with lung cancer. Treatment of pulmonary oedema.Treatment of diarrhoea.

Action of Morphine Sulfate Injection:

Morphine is an opioid medication. Opioids act on opioid receptors in the nervous system to reduce the sensation of pain. As well as relieving pain, Morphine also decreases breathing and causes constipation.

Dose Advice of Morphine Sulfate Injection:

Adults: The initial recommended dose is 10 mg given subcutaneously or intramuscularly. The usual dose ranges from 5 - 20 mg every four hours as required depending on the patients response. Children: The initial recommended dose is 0.10 to 0.20 mg/kg bodyweight given subcutaneously.This may be increased to a maximum of 15 mg/dose given four hourly as required depending on the patients response.

Schedule of Morphine Sulfate Injection:

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Common side effects of Morphine Sulfate Injection:

NauseaVomiting DrowsinessDry mouthDizziness and light-headedness when moving form a lying to standing positionDifficulty urinatingConstipation with prolonged useConstriction of pupils

Uncommon side effects of Morphine Sulfate Injection:

changes in blood pressureinsomniaconfusionhallucinationsdeliriumhives decreased body temperaturechanges in heart rate respiratory depression (slower, more shallow breathing)muscle rigidityfacial flushing

Diseases treated by Morphine Sulfate Injection:

Burns Cancer pain Cervical Root disorders (cervical spondylotic myelopathy & radiculopathy) Myeloma Nephropathy Nephrolithiasis (Kidney stones, renal calculi, urinary stones) Opioid Induced Hyperalgesia Priapism Rabies

Symptoms associated with Morphine Sulfate Injection:

Pain Pain Breathlessness in cancer Breathlessness

Treatments associated with Morphine Sulfate Injection:

Appendicectomy (Appendicectomy) Control of Pain in Children (Paediatric Pain Management) (Paediatric Pain Management) Opioids for analgesia (Opioids for analgesia)


GN: Morphine sulfate

Con: hives

Cla: Appendicectomy