Morphine
hideMorphine (INN) (pronounced /ˈmɔrfiːn/) (MS Contin, MSIR, Avinza, Kadian, Oramorph, Roxanol) is a highly potent opiate analgesic psychoactive drug, is the principal active ingredient in Papaver somniferum (opium poppy, or simply opium), is considered to be the prototypical opioid. Like other opioids, e.g. oxycodone (OxyContin, Percocet, Percodan), hydromorphone (Dilaudid, Palladone), and diacetylmorphine (Heroin), morphine acts directly on the central nervous system (CNS) to relieve pain. Morphine has a high potential for addiction; tolerance and both physical and psychological dependence develop rapidly.
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Nanoparticle-based battlefield pain treatment moves a step closer
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Sep 24, 2009 |
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University of Michigan scientists have developed a combination drug that promises a safer, more precise way for medics and fellow soldiers in battle situations to give a fallen soldier both morphine and a drug that limits ...
Blocking signal molecule can prevent growth of large intestine and colon cancer
Sep 23, 2009 |
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By seeing what substances and molecules affect the development of our diseases, we can develop drugs that prevent or cure diseases. In her dissertation at Kalmar University in Sweden, Ann Novotny has found that the signal ...
Researchers explore long-term adolescent vulnerability to drugs
Sep 16, 2009 |
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As part of efforts to understand drug abuse, Georgia State University researchers are finding that adolescent rats appear to be less vulnerable to the long-term effects of withdrawal and relapse in certain types of drug use ...
Warning over codeine use after tonsillectomy
Aug 19, 2009 |
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A report out of The University of Western Ontario, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, warns the use of codeine to treat pain following a tonsillectomy could prove fatal for some children. Dr. Gideon Koren, ...
The surprising effect of cannabis on morphine dependence
Jul 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Injections of THC, the active principle of cannabis, eliminate dependence on opiates (morphine, heroin) in rats deprived of their mothers at birth. This has been shown by a study carried out ...
Painkiller patch creates addiction
May 17, 2009 |
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Morphine patches are supposed to reduce use of painkillers, and provide more control over their use in chronic pain conditions. But researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and St. Olavs Hospital ...
Fish may actually feel pain and react to it much like humans
Apr 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Fish don't make noises or contort their faces to show that it hurts when hooks are pulled from their mouths, but a Purdue University researcher believes they feel that pain all the same.
Researchers show how morphine can be given more effectively
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have found a way to maintain the pain-killing qualities of morphine over an extended period of time, thus providing a solution for the problem of having to administer increasing ...
FDA reversal OKs morphine painkiller for dying
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 09, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A liquid morphine painkiller given by family caregivers to dying patients can remain on the market, federal regulators have decided after hearing protests over their decision to remove it. The Food and Drug Administration ...
FDA cracks down on unapproved narcotic painkillers
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Mar 31, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The government ordered 14 unapproved narcotic painkillers off the market Tuesday, prescription versions of potent morphine, hydromorphone and oxycodone. The Food and Drug Administration told nine manufacturers to ...
Study first to pinpoint why analgesic drugs may be less potent in females than in males
Jan 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Investigators at Georgia State University’s Neuroscience Institute and Center for Behavioral Neuroscience are the first to identify the most likely reason analgesic drug treatment is usually less potent in ...
Study first to pinpoint why analgesic drugs may be less potent in females than in males
Dec 23, 2008 |
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Investigators at Georgia State University's Neuroscience Institute and Center for Behavioral Neuroscience are the first to identify the most likely reason analgesic drug treatment is usually less potent in females than males. ...
Study first to confirm long-term benefits of morphine treatment in infants
Nov 03, 2008 |
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A recent study conducted by researchers at Georgia State University is the first of its kind to demonstrate that administration of preemptive morphine prior to a painful procedure in infancy blocks the long-term negative ...
Codeine not safe for all breastfeeding moms and their babies
Aug 20, 2008 |
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Using pain treatments which contain codeine may be risky for some breastfeeding mothers, according to researchers at The University of Western Ontario, and the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto. Lead author ...
