Astramorph (Morphine Sulfate Epidural) - Summary

ASTRAMORPH SUMMARY

ASTRAMORPH/PF™
(morphine sulfate injection, USP) Preservative-Free CS-ll

Morphine is the most important alkaloid of opium and is a phenanthrene derivative.

ASTRAMORPH (Morphine EPIDURAL) is indicated for the following:

Astramorph/PF is a systemic narcotic analgesic for administration by the intravenous, epidural or intrathecal routes. It is used for the management of pain not responsive to non-narcotic analgesics. Astramorph/PF, administered epidurally or intrathecally, provides pain relief for extended periods without attendant loss of motor, sensory or sympathetic function.

ASTRAMORPH NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Media Articles Related to Astramorph (Morphine Epidural)

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Published Studies Related to Astramorph (Morphine Epidural)

Comparing the efficacy and safety of continuous epidural analgesia in abdominal and urological surgery between two opioids with different kinetic properties: morphine and sufentanyl. [2008.03]

Epidural analgesia after scoliosis surgery: electrophysiologic and clinical assessment of the effects of bupivacaine 0.125% plus morphine versus ropivacaine 0.2% plus morphine. [2008.02]

Effects of reduction of the caudal morphine dose in paediatric circumcision on quality of postoperative analgesia and morphine-related side-effects. [2007.10]

[The effects of various doses of intrathecal morphine in addition with ropivacaine in combined spinal-epidural technique for labour analgesia] [2007.10]

Single-dose, extended-release epidural morphine (DepoDur) compared to conventional epidural morphine for post-cesarean pain. [2007.07]

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Clinical Trials Related to Astramorph (Morphine Epidural)

Efficacy and Safety of Intranasal Morphine for Pain After Third Molar Extraction [Completed]

Intrathecal Morphine in Knee Arthroplasty [Completed]

Efficacy and Safety of Intranasal Morphine for Pain After Bunion Surgery [Completed]

A Study of Kadian NT in Subjects With Pain Due to Osteoarthritis of the Hip or Knee [Completed]

INFUSE Morphine Study [Completed]

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