Morphine

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Synonyms / Brand Names: (-)-Heroin hydrochloride, (-)-Morphine, D-(-)-Morphine, Diacetylmorphine hydrochloride, Diamorphine hydrochloride, Heroin hydrochloride, Heroine hydrochloride, Morphine Sulfate, Morphinum, O,O'-Diacetylmorphine hydrochloride, Morphin, Morphina, morphine, Apokyn, Astramorph PF, Avinza, Depodur, Dulcontin, Duramorph PF, Duromorph, Epimorph, Kadian, M-Eslon, M.O.S, MS/L MS/S, MSIR, Meconium, Morfina, Morphia, Morphine Extra-Forte, Morphine Forte, Morphine H.P, Morphinism, Morphitec, Morphium, Moscontin, Ms Contin, Nepenthe, OMS Concentrate, Oramorph SR, Ospalivina, RMS Uniserts, Rescudose, Roxanol, Roxanol 100, Roxanol UD, Statex, Statex Drops, l-Morphine

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Dosing and Administration

Intravenous Adult Dosage
The usual dose for administration to adults, via a compatible Hospira infusion device, is a 1 mg bolus, with a range of 0.2 to 3 mg per incremental dose for the 0.5 mg/mL and 1 mg/mL concentrations and a range of 0.5 to 3 mg per incremental dose for the 5 mg/mL concentration. The recommended Lockout Interval is 6 minutes. The physician may adjust the dosage either upward or downward; depending on patient response. Occasionally, it may be necessary to exceed the usual dosage in cases of exceptionally severe pain or in those patients who become tolerant.

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