Morphine: Side Effects, Uses & Monitoring

Labeled uses

Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution 2 mg/mL and 4 mg/mL is indicated for the management of: • adults with pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate. • pediatric patients 2 years of age and older with pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate. Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution 20 mg/mL is indicated for use in opioid-tolerant adult patients who require higher doses of opioids for the management of pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternate treatments are inadequate. Limitations of Use : Because of the risks of addiction, abuse, misuse, overdose, and death, which can occur at any dosage or duration and persist over the course of therapy [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2 )], reserve opioid analgesics, including Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution, for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options are ineffective, not tolerated, or would be otherwise inadequate to provide sufficient management of pain.