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Nebulized Morphine by Teresa N. Posted Mon 26 Jul 2010 10:10pm Do any of you nebulize morphine at your hospital? I am a bit irritated at how my hospital goes about this. We are not allowed to get morphine out of the pyxis, but have orders for nebulized treatments. We have to get the nurse to get it for us. I don't understand why we cannot be trusted to remove morphine from the pyxis, but are still Read on »
Experimental Pain-Killing Drug Is More Potent, Longer Acting Than Morphine by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy Posted Wed 05 Jan 2011 5:40pm A little-known morphinelike drug is potentially more potent, longer lasting and less likely to cause constipation than standard morphine, a study led by a Loyola University Health System anesthesiologist has found. The drug, morphine-6-0-sulfate, has a similar chemical structure to standard morphine. Dr. Joseph Holtman Jr. and colleagues reported Read on »
FDA reversal OKs morphine painkiller – still ok for dying patients by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Fri 10 Apr 2009 11:47pm on the tongue to relieve pain.  FDA is still looking at other pain killing drugs with their study.  BD (AP) -- A liquid morphine painkiller given by family caregivers to dying patients... that it was ordering manufacturers to stop making 14 medications including the liquid morphine. All were developed so long ago they had never received FDA approval. The reversal was welcomed Read on »
Mission Hospital in Orange County Fined $50,000 For Giving Newborn Baby Morphine–Lawsuit Filed By Parents by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Mon 16 Aug 2010 3:50pm The morphine was prescribed for the mother and by mistake the drug was given to the newborn baby.  This is an odd one as I think it’s very rare that a newborn would be given morphine but it must have been busy on the floor that day.  According to the article the baby was given the shot while being held by the mother. The corrective action Read on »
Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution 100 mg per 5 mL (20 mg/mL): Medication Use Error - Reports of Accidental Overdose by FDA Posted Mon 10 Jan 2011 3:39pm adverse events and deaths resulting from accidental overdose of morphine sulfate oral solutions, especially when using the high potency 100 mg/5mL product. In most of these cases, morphine sulfate oral solutions ordered in milligrams (mg) were mistakenly interchanged for milliliters (mL) of the product. The approval of this product is part of FDA’s unapproved Read on »
Morphine Overdoses Lead to Adverse Effects and Deaths-FDA Issues Safety Alert and Issues Label Change by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Tue 11 Jan 2011 10:04pm Labels again, somewhat takes me back to the Dennis Quaid story with labels on blood thinners, and this is even more of safety issue with morphine.  Roxane Labs... run high everywhere.  It has only been a year since the FDA approved  the morphine sulfate oral solution for severe and chronic pain.  A number of generic morphine Read on »
Morphine and MS by Blinders off .. Patient Expert Posted Tue 27 Jan 2009 8:06pm The patch starts at 25mcg and of course that is what I was started on. It was too much for my body to handle after three weeks of continuous morphine going into by body. I talked about how good I felt on the morphine patch and how it turned on me. Well, I am happy to annouce the patch comes in a lower dose of 12mcg…it just came on the market Read on »
Morphine, Opiates Help Prevent PTSD by Jeremiah D. Doctor of Philosophy Posted Thu 14 Jan 2010 12:00am Great article in the NY Times reviewing reseach regarding the possible benefits of being administered morphine or other opiates promptly after a traumatic event... treatment with morphine cut in half the chances that troops would develop symptoms of post-traumatic stress later on. Other opiates are likely to have similar effects, experts said Read on »
Arthritis Patients Driving Ability May Not Be Affected by Morphine Painkillers by awesome Healthy Living Professional Posted Sat 05 Jun 2010 7:46pm , including driving a vehicle. For many with arthritis that treatment can include moderate, long term use opioid-based painkillers such as morphine. A recent study performed by a team..., 51 long term oral morphine users and 49 who were not taking any pain medication. All of the participants were monitored in a driving simulator for 12 minutes which measured Read on »
FDA Approves Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution for Relief of Acute and Chronic Pain by Health: Hearsay & Headlines Posted Tue 26 Jan 2010 12:00am The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution for the relief of moderate to severe, acute and chronic pain in opioid-tolerant patients. This medicine will be available in 100 milligrams per 5 mL or 20 milligrams per 1 mL. This is the only FDA approved morphine sulfate oral solution available Read on »