Morphine

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Information about Morphine[edit]

Morphine is one of the natural plant alkaloids found in opium and is the prototype opiate, against which other derivatives are measured in terms of analgesic effects and side effects.

Morphine

Liver safety of Morphine[edit]

Morphine has not been linked to serum enzyme elevations during therapy or to clinically apparent liver injury.

Mechanism of action of Morphine[edit]

Morphine is a natural alkaloid that is derived from resin extracts from the seeds of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. Morphine has potent and profound analgesic effects and has been used in clinical medicine for almost two hundred years. Morphine acts by engagement in cell surface opiate receptors (predominant µ type receptors) that are found in the central nervous system, but also heart, lung, vascular and intestinal cells. Current indications are for severe pain, pre- and postoperative analgesia, control of pain from angina pectoris or acute myocardial infarction and therapy of pulmonary edema.

Dosage and administration for Morphine[edit]

Morphine is available in multiple formulations, including oral tablets and syrups, suppositories, and solutions for injection in multiple concentrations. The typical dose of morphine for analgesia in adults is 10 mg every 3 to 4 hours by the subcutaneous, intramuscular or intravenous route. Morphine is well absorbed orally, but has extensive and variable first pass metabolism, so that its effect orally is somewhat variable.

Side effects of Morphine[edit]

Side effects of opiates are many and include sedation, respiratory depression, confusion, euphoria, agitation, itching, abdominal bloating, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

DEA controlled substance classification of Morphine[edit]

Morphine is a controlled substance and classified as a Schedule II drug, indicating that it has medical usefulness, but also a high potential for physical and psychological dependency and abuse. Full and partial opiod agonists:

Opiate antagonists:

Opium components
Alkaloids
Morphine group
(Phenanthrenes. Includes opioids)
Isoquinolines
Protopine group
Tetrahydroprotoberberine group



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