Zomorph 10mg capsules

What are zomorph capsules for?

You will receive your morphine in Zomorph pills. These are long-acting or modified-release (MR) morphine. MR medicine relieves pain, dyspnea, or coughing all day and all night by gradually releasing the drug into your body.  Zomorph 10mg capsules

How do you prescribe Zomorph?

The dosage is dependent upon the severity of the pain, the patient’s age and previous history of analgesic requirements. Adults: Recommended dosage is one capsule twice daily, at 12-hourly intervals. A patient presenting with severe pain, uncontrolled by weaker opioids should normally be started on 30 mg 12 hourly. Zomorph 10mg capsules

What is morphine used for?

Description. Morphine is used to treat pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment and when other pain medicines did not work well enough or cannot be tolerated. Morphine belongs to the group of medicines called narcotic analgesics (pain medicines).

Where is Zomorph absorbed?

After an intramuscular or intramuscular injection, morphine is easily absorbed from the digestive system. The effect of an oral dose is smaller than that of parenteral treatment because of first-pass metabolism in the liver.

Does morphine make you sleepy?

You may experience nausea or drowsiness when taking morphine for the first time. But once your body adjusts to the medication, this adverse effect will go away in a few days. You may also observe that you are less vigilant. If you feel drowsy or less attentive, avoid operating machinery, driving, or riding a bicycle.

What disease does morphine treat?

Off-label, morphine is frequently used to treat nearly any ailment that results in excruciating pain. When patients don’t react to first- and second-line medications,

morphine is administered in the emergency room for musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, chest, and even headache pain.