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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 Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Pain 13 2
Other 6 0
Shortness of breath 3 0
Anxiety 1 0

See all 30 patients currently taking Morphine Sulfate

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
2 100%
None
0 0%

Most commonly reported side effects

Drowsiness
1 100%
Speech problems
1 100%
Insomnia
1 100%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Morphine Sulfate. See all 23 dosages ►

  0.25mg as needed 0.5ml as needed 10 mg/5 mL all the time (24/7) 1.5 20mg/5mL as needed 15mg as needed 1mg/mL as needed 20mg/5mL as needed 20mg as needed 20mg/mL as needed 25mg/mLpreservative-free as needed 30mg as needed mg as needed 0.5 mg daily 0.5 mg/mL preservative-free daily 10 mg/5 mL daily 15 mg daily 20 mg/5 mL daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily 90 mg daily 120 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 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 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Morphine Sulfate (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
2 67% Did not seem to work: 67%
Side effects too severe
1 33% Side effects too severe: 33%
Course of treatment ended
1 33% Course of treatment ended: 33%

See all 3 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
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Morphine Sulfate

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
2 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

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

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

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Report created on March 17, 2010.