Oramorph
® SR (
morphine sulfate ER) is a long-acting prescription pain medication. It should only be used when around-the-clock use of strong painkillers is necessary for an extended period of time (for more than a few days).
Oramorph SR is made by Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Oramorph SR tablets are specially designed to release
morphine over an extended period of time. As a result, instead of taking morphine numerous times a day, you can take Oramorph SR just two or three times a day. For some people, taking the medication every 12 hours provides adequate and continuous pain control. Others find it necessary to take it every eight hours.
Morphine is an opioid narcotic medication. It binds to opioid receptors throughout the body and produces various effects. These effects include but are not limited to:
- Pain relief
- Drowsiness
- Slowing of the digestive tract
- Cough suppression
- Release of histamine (which often causes itching)
- Unusual, unpleasant feelings (dysphoria) or unusual, pleasant feelings (euphoria)
- Decreased breathing (slow or shallow breathing)
- Certain changes in the circulatory system
- Physical dependence.
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