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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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Pain 18 2
Pain: mid-back (bra-strap area) 3 1
Support another treatment 2 0
pain, generalized 1 1
Other 1 0
cervical spinal stenosis 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 50%
Mild
0 0%
None
1 50%

Most commonly reported side effects

Nausea
1 50%
kept me awake
1 50%
Constipation
1 50%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Morphine Sulfate ER. See all 13 dosages ►

  30 mg all the time (24/7) 30mg as needed 15 mg daily 30 mg daily 60 mg daily 75 mg daily 80 mg daily 90 mg daily 100 mg daily 120 mg daily 3 x 60 mg/24 hours daily 200 mg daily 400 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 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 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Morphine Sulfate ER (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
2 33% Did not seem to work: 33%
Side effects too severe
2 33% Side effects too severe: 33%
Expense
1 17% Expense: 17%
Personal research
1 17% Personal research: 17%
Other
1 17% Other: 17%
Course of treatment ended
1 17% Course of treatment ended: 17%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Morphine Sulfate ER

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Morphine Sulfate ER

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

Stopped Taking Morphine Sulfate ER

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 50%
Usually
1 50%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

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

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

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Report created on November 23, 2009.