FDA APROVES NEW MORPHINE CONCENTRATIONS FOR ACUTE AND CHRONIC PAIN RELIEF.

[Sunshine7]

Doctors Have Used Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution in Opioid-Tolerant Patients for Years
By: Sylvia Marten
President, Spine-health

FDA Approves New Morphine Concentrations
Jan 27, 2010 (Spine-Health) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved specific concentrations of Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution – 100 milligrams per 5mL or 20 milligrams per 1 mL – for treating opioid-tolerant patients with moderate to severe acute or chronic pain.

While this medicine has been available on the market and commonly used to manage pain for years, Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution was not officially approved by the FDA until earlier this week. It is now the only morphine oral solution to be approved at these concentrations.

According to the FDA, this approval is designed not only to increase doctor/patient access to Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution but to improve safe use of this important medicine for pain relief.

Morphine is a powerful opiate (narcotic) analgesic that changes the way the body senses pain. Morphine or other opioid medications like codeine (e.g. Tylenol #3), propoxyphene (e.g. Darvocet), hydrocodone (e.g. Vicodin) or oxycodone (e.g. Percocet, Oxycontin) can be used in the short-term to help patients disassociate themselves from severe lower back pain and/or other chronic pain. THERE'S MORE

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These medications are not recommended for long periods of time because the body quickly builds a natural resistance that limits their effectiveness.

Some doctors are hesitant about using opioids since they can be highly addictive and pose other side effects. Recent studies have indicated that the risk of overdoses and elderly fractures increases with higher doses of opioids.

For more information on the indications/contraindications of Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution, patients should visit Medline Plus and the manufacturer Web site.

In addition to a variety of other pain medications, patients may also consider different coping techniques to control their chronic pain.

[Bad Boy Bad Boy]

I see you got your monitor fixed.

Sunshine, might I sugest you also post the web link. As web links can be saved by people also, and comes in handy from time to time, to help others on other threads.

[Cycler]

I don't suppose the fact that the FDA finally got around to "approving" ( LOL ! ) a medication formulation that Drs have been using for about 10-15 years and that medication has a long history of safety and efficacy is a kudo for them is it ?

Sunshine7 Wrote:These medications are not recommended for long periods of time because the body quickly builds a natural resistance that limits their effectiveness.

Some doctors are hesitant about using opioids since they can be highly addictive and pose other side effects. Recent studies have indicated that the risk of overdoses and elderly fractures increases with higher doses of opioids.

For more information on the indications/contraindications of Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution, patients should visit Medline Plus and the manufacturer Web site.

In addition to a variety of other pain medications, patients may also consider different coping techniques to control their chronic pain.

[Sunshine7]

No problem http://www.spine-health.com I found this site this morning. No but my sister in-law brang hers over last night to let us borrow it for a little bit,