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What is Morphine Sulfate?

Morphine is an opiate drug used to treat moderate-severe pain. It is available in immediate action and extended release preparations for different delivery routes including liquid, tablets, injectable, and continuous pump infusion. Constipation is a common side effect of any opiate medication.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken	# of patients	# of patients evaluated by
Pain	102	22
Other	21	6
Fibromyalgia	13	4
Pain, lower back	5	1
Breakthrough pain	5	0
chronic pain	4	2
Nerve pain (neuropathic pain)	3	1
Back pain	3	1
Shortness of breath	3	0
Pain: mid-back (bra-strap area)	3	1
Support another treatment	2	0
chronic pain syndrome	2	0
Pain in spine that radiates out	2	0
Radiculopathy Lumbar & Cervical	1	0
Anxiety	1	0
pain, generalized	1	1
cervical spinal stenosis	1	0
Kidney stones	1	0
Meralgia Paresthetica (MP)	1	0
Stomach pain	1	0
AVN	1	0
Night-time leg spasms	1	1
Night-time right hand spasms/cramps	1	1
Mood elevation	1	0
Mobility	1	1
headache	1	0
auto wreck whiplash	1	0
Lower back pain	1	0

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See all 177 patients currently taking Morphine Sulfate

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	5	14%
Moderate	6	17%
Mild	11	31%
None	14	39%

Most commonly reported side effects

Constipation	13	36%
Dizziness	5	14%
Drowsiness	4	11%
Nausea	2	6%
withdrawal	2	6%
kept me awake	2	6%
Insomnia	2	6%
decreased level of conciuosness	2	6%
speech difficulty	1	3%
Body is now eneffective to easing pain.	1	3%
bladder retention	1	3%
could not swallow while sleeping	1	3%
Dry mouth and eyes etc.	1	3%
decreased reflexes	1	3%
dizzyness has decreased	1	3%
unconciousness	1	3%
Intoxication	1	3%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 17 reported side effects ▼

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Morphine Sulfate. See all 59 dosages ►

0.25mg as needed	0.5 1mg/mLpreservative-free as needed	0.5ml as needed	10 mg/5 mL all the time (24/7)	10mg as needed	10mg/mLpreservative-free as needed	10ml as needed	1.5 20mg/5mL as needed	15 mg all the time (24/7)	15mg as needed	1mg/mL as needed	20mg as needed	20mg/mL as needed	2 30mg as needed	25mg/mLpreservative-free as needed	2mg as needed	30 mg all the time (24/7)	30mg as needed	3.75mg as needed	40 mg all the time (24/7)	4mg as needed	50mg as needed	60 mg all the time (24/7)	60 mg as needed	daily	mg as needed	0.5 mg daily	0.5 mg/mL preservative-free daily	2 mg daily	2.5 mg one time	10 mg/5 mL daily	10 mg daily	10 mg one time	15 mg daily	20 mg/5 mL daily	20 mg daily	30 mg daily	40 mg daily	45 mg daily	60 mg/24 hours daily	60 mg daily	75 mg daily	80 mg daily	90 mg/24 hours daily	90 mg daily	100 mg daily	120 mg daily	120 mL daily	2 x 60 mg/24 hours daily	180 mg daily	3 x 60 mg/24 hours daily	200 mg daily	240 mg daily	300 mg daily	400 mg daily	500 mg daily	600 mg daily	800 mg daily	1400 mg daily
1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	14	1	2	1	2	1	1	5	8	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	10	1	1	17	2	13	1	32	3	1	1	11	4	10	1	1	4	1	7	2	1	1	2	1	1	1

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Morphine Sulfate (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work	10	33%
Side effects too severe	8	27%
Doctor's advice	4	13%
Other	4	13%
Course of treatment ended	4	13%
Personal research	2	7%
Expense	1	3%

See all 28 patients who’ve stopped taking Morphine Sulfate

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Morphine Sulfate

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
1	9	9	30	22	34

Stopped Taking Morphine Sulfate

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
6	5	5	4	3	6

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	25	69%
Usually	7	19%
Sometimes	2	6%
Never	2	6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	4	11%
Somewhat	5	14%
A little	7	19%
Not at all	20	56%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	0	0%
$100-199	1	3%
$50-99	1	3%
$25-49	3	8%
< $25	20	56%

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Patient Evaluations

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ukwildcat

Sex: M

Mental Symptoms: moderate

Physical Symptoms: moderate

Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: severe

674

VL 102

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ukwildcat

30mg as needed

since Oct 29, 2008
Efficacy Major for Other
Side Effects Severe
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washeba

Sex: F

Mouth/throat: moderate

Arms: severe

Chest: mild

Legs: severe

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washeba

0.5 mg daily

since Dec 26, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for Pain
Side Effects Mild
Advice/Tips I taking a low dose as needed I can go to 1mg if needed every 2 hours. I take the liquied . I put it in a little soft drink so it taste better. See full evaluation

Flowers

Sex: F

Sensation: Severe

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: severe

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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Flowers

15 mg daily

since Dec 31, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for Pain
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips This is the only pain med that I've found that really works for me. Most of the pain meds will pep me up too much. I react the opisite to most of the pain m... See full evaluation

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Report created on November 20, 2009.

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Morphine Sulfate Treatment Report

What is Morphine Sulfate?

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Side Effects

Dosages

Stop Reasons

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Patient Evaluations

See all 36 patient evaluations

Forum

0.25mg as needed	0.5 1mg/mLpreservative-free as needed	0.5ml as needed	10 mg/5 mL all the time (24/7)	10mg as needed	10mg/mLpreservative-free as needed	10ml as needed	1.5 20mg/5mL as needed	15 mg all the time (24/7)	15mg as needed	1mg/mL as needed	20mg as needed	20mg/mL as needed	2 30mg as needed	25mg/mLpreservative-free as needed	2mg as needed	30 mg all the time (24/7)	30mg as needed	3.75mg as needed	40 mg all the time (24/7)	4mg as needed	50mg as needed	60 mg all the time (24/7)	60 mg as needed	daily	mg as needed	0.5 mg daily	0.5 mg/mL preservative-free daily	2 mg daily	2.5 mg one time	10 mg/5 mL daily	10 mg daily	10 mg one time	15 mg daily	20 mg/5 mL daily	20 mg daily	30 mg daily	40 mg daily	45 mg daily	60 mg/24 hours daily	60 mg daily	75 mg daily	80 mg daily	90 mg/24 hours daily	90 mg daily	100 mg daily	120 mg daily	120 mL daily	2 x 60 mg/24 hours daily	180 mg daily	3 x 60 mg/24 hours daily	200 mg daily	240 mg daily	300 mg daily	400 mg daily	500 mg daily	600 mg daily	800 mg daily	1400 mg daily
1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	14	1	2	1	2	1	1	5	8	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	10	1	1	17	2	13	1	32	3	1	1	11	4	10	1	1	4	1	7	2	1	1	2	1	1	1

0.25mg as needed	0.5 1mg/mLpreservative-free as needed	0.5ml as needed	10 mg/5 mL all the time (24/7)	10mg as needed	10mg/mLpreservative-free as needed	10ml as needed	1.5 20mg/5mL as needed	15 mg all the time (24/7)	15mg as needed	1mg/mL as needed	20mg as needed	20mg/mL as needed	2 30mg as needed	25mg/mLpreservative-free as needed	2mg as needed	30 mg all the time (24/7)	30mg as needed	3.75mg as needed	40 mg all the time (24/7)	4mg as needed	50mg as needed	60 mg all the time (24/7)	60 mg as needed	daily	mg as needed	0.5 mg daily	0.5 mg/mL preservative-free daily	2 mg daily	2.5 mg one time	10 mg/5 mL daily	10 mg daily	10 mg one time	15 mg daily	20 mg/5 mL daily	20 mg daily	30 mg daily	40 mg daily	45 mg daily	60 mg/24 hours daily	60 mg daily	75 mg daily	80 mg daily	90 mg/24 hours daily	90 mg daily	100 mg daily	120 mg daily	120 mL daily	2 x 60 mg/24 hours daily	180 mg daily	3 x 60 mg/24 hours daily	200 mg daily	240 mg daily	300 mg daily	400 mg daily	500 mg daily	600 mg daily	800 mg daily	1400 mg daily
1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	14	1	2	1	2	1	1	5	8	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	10	1	1	17	2	13	1	32	3	1	1	11	4	10	1	1	4	1	7	2	1	1	2	1	1	1

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Morphine Sulfate Treatment Report

What is Morphine Sulfate?

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Side Effects

Dosages

Stop Reasons

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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼ Adherence, Burden & Cost Hide details ▲

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Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

0.25mg as needed	0.5 1mg/mLpreservative-free as needed	0.5ml as needed	10 mg/5 mL all the time (24/7)	10mg as needed	10mg/mLpreservative-free as needed	10ml as needed	1.5 20mg/5mL as needed	15 mg all the time (24/7)	15mg as needed	1mg/mL as needed	20mg as needed	20mg/mL as needed	2 30mg as needed	25mg/mLpreservative-free as needed	2mg as needed	30 mg all the time (24/7)	30mg as needed	3.75mg as needed	40 mg all the time (24/7)	4mg as needed	50mg as needed	60 mg all the time (24/7)	60 mg as needed	daily	mg as needed	0.5 mg daily	0.5 mg/mL preservative-free daily	2 mg daily	2.5 mg one time	10 mg/5 mL daily	10 mg daily	10 mg one time	15 mg daily	20 mg/5 mL daily	20 mg daily	30 mg daily	40 mg daily	45 mg daily	60 mg/24 hours daily	60 mg daily	75 mg daily	80 mg daily	90 mg/24 hours daily	90 mg daily	100 mg daily	120 mg daily	120 mL daily	2 x 60 mg/24 hours daily	180 mg daily	3 x 60 mg/24 hours daily	200 mg daily	240 mg daily	300 mg daily	400 mg daily	500 mg daily	600 mg daily	800 mg daily	1400 mg daily
1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	14	1	2	1	2	1	1	5	8	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	10	1	1	17	2	13	1	32	3	1	1	11	4	10	1	1	4	1	7	2	1	1	2	1	1	1