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Comment on Intravenous morphine at 0.1 mg/kg is not effective for controlling severe acute pain in the majority of patients by Adam THOMPSON Posted Thu 20 May 2010 3:35am the amount of morphine needed to manage severe pain. 4. once i make the decision to use narcs, i am not stingy with them as experience shows that prehospital... In response to Intravenous morphine at 0.1 mg/kg is not effective for controlling severe acute pain in the majority of patients , there is a comment by medic Read on »

Why do morphine-blocking drugs make you lose weight? by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 10 Nov 2010 4:51am

1 Comment they exert morphine-like activity on the brain. While you may not be "high," many people experience a subtle reward, a low-grade pleasure or euphoria. For the same reasons, 30... Naloxone (IV) and naltrexone (oral) are drugs that block the action of morphine. If you were an inner city heroine addict and got knifed during a drug deal, you'd Read on »

Where's My Morphine??? by Robert S. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 27 Jan 2009 8:24pm Wow! I am amazed at the degree to which the morphine had masked the pain and discomfort that results from the Neulasta shot I receive on the day that follows my bi-weekly... Tylenol seemed to help reduce the pain a little bit. Had I known, I would have waited to kick the morphine until after my full regimen of chemotherapy was completed Read on »

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 Expert

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 Expert

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 Expert

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 »

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