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What is Morphine Sulfate ER?

Morphine sulfate ER is an extended release formulation that is normally taken once or twice a day depending on the product and patient need. It is used for moderate to severe pain that requires continuous, around-the-clock treatment over a long period of time.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 71 14 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Chronic pain 38 12 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Fibromyalgia 38 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Pain in lower back 10 4 Efficacy_moderate
Nerve pain (neuralgia) 6 2 Efficacy_moderate
Pain in mid-back 5 1 Efficacy_major

See all 153 patients currently taking Morphine Sulfate ER

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 5
Mild
 8
None
 16

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Morphine Sulfate ER

Constipation 9
Drowsiness 4
Nausea 3
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 1
Legs shaking 1
Sweating excessive 1
See all 14 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Morphine Sulfate ER. See all 92 dosages ►

  30mg as needed 15mg as needed 15 mg daily 30 mg daily 45 mg daily 60 mg daily 90 mg daily 120 mg daily 180 mg daily 200 mg daily
  22 Number of Patients: 22 25 Number of Patients: 25 28 Number of Patients: 28 62 Number of Patients: 62 29 Number of Patients: 29 83 Number of Patients: 83 31 Number of Patients: 31 33 Number of Patients: 33 14 Number of Patients: 14 17 Number of Patients: 17  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Morphine Sulfate ER (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 10   Did not seem to work: 43%
Other 5   Other: 22%
Side effects too severe 4   Side effects too severe: 17%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 13%
Expense 3   Expense: 13%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 4%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 4%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 4%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 4%

See all 22 patients who’ve stopped taking Morphine Sulfate ER

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

Currently Taking Morphine Sulfate ER

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

Stopped Taking Morphine Sulfate ER

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Morphine Sulfate ER

Always
 26 84%
Usually
 5 16%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Morphine Sulfate ER

Very
 2 6%
Somewhat
 3 10%
A little
 4 13%
Not at all
 22 71%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Morphine Sulfate ER

$200+
 1 4%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 4%
$25-49
 3 11%
< $25
 22 81%

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Report created on May 25, 2012.