Drug Name: | Morphine |
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Drug Class: | Opioid analgesic |
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Mechanism of Action: | Binds to opioid receptors in the central nervous system, producing analgesia and sedation |
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Use: | - Management of moderate to severe pain
- Relief of dyspnea in patients with acute left ventricular failure and pulmonary edema
- Pain relief in myocardial infarction
- Adjunct to anesthesia
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Side Effects: | - Respiratory depression
- Sedation
- Nausea and vomiting
- Constipation
- Hypotension
- Urinary retention
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Contraindications: | - Hypersensitivity to morphine or other opioids
- Respiratory depression
- Acute or severe bronchial asthma
- Paralytic ileus
- Severe hepatic impairment
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Specialty: | - Anesthesiology
- Pain management
- Emergency medicine
- Palliative care
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