Monograph Details
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Pain & Pyrexia
> Narcotic analgesics
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MS CONTIN |
| Manufacturer |
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Purdue Pharma L.P. |
| Legal Classification |
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CII |
| Pharmacological Class |
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Opioid. |
| Generic Name |
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Morphine sulfate 15mg, 30mg, 60mg, 100mg, 200mg; sust rel tabs. |
| Indications |
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Prolonged relief of moderate to severe pain. |
| Children |
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Not recommended. |
| Adults |
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Do not break, crush, or chew. See literature. |
| Contraindications |
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Impaired respiration. Asthma. Paralytic ileus. |
| Precautions |
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Head injury. Increased intracranial pressure. Acute abdomen. Shock. Impaired renal, hepatic, thyroid, pulmonary, or adrenocortical function. GI or GU obstruction. Drug abusers. Elderly. Debilitated. Biliary tract surgery. Kyphoscoliosis. Acute pancreatitis. Convulsive disorders. Delirium tremens. Pregnancy (Cat.C). Labor & delivery, nursing mothers: not recommended. |
| Interactions |
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Potentiation with alcohol, CNS depressants. Do not use within 14 days of MAOIs. Severe hypotension with phenothiazines. |
| Adverse Reactions |
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Sedation, GI upset, constipation, urinary retention, respiratory depression, orthostatic hypotension, syncope, dysphoria, euphoria. |
| How Supplied |
30mg—50, 100, 120, 250, 500
15mg, 60mg, 100mg—100, 120, 500
200mg—100, 120 |
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