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What is Morphine Pump?

Morphine Sulfate Immediate Release can be delivered via an internally implanted or external pump that provides the prescribed amount of intravenous or epidural analgesic. The amount delivered is either preset or can be patient controlled with preset parameters.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 4 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Chronic pain 3 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 3 0
Support quality of life 1 1 Efficacy_major
PLIF surgery has caused a Flare Up 1 0
Inability to stand for long periods 1 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 8 patients currently taking Morphine Pump

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Morphine Pump

Lethargy 1
Seizures 1
Excessive sleeping (hypersomnia) 1

Reported Dosages

  10.8 mg all the time (24/7) 24,900 mg all the time (24/7) 3 mg daily 4 mg daily 7.83 mg daily 10.991 mg daily 19 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Morphine Pump (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 50%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 25%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 25%
Other 1   Other: 25%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Morphine Pump

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Morphine Pump

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Morphine Pump

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Morphine Pump

Always
 3 75%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 25%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Morphine Pump

Very
 1 25%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 25%
Not at all
 2 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Morphine Pump

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 33%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 2 67%

Report created on February 10, 2012.