Morphinedrug info
morphine sulfate 2 MG/ML Oral Solution
What it is used for
Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution 2 mg/mL is indicated for the management of: adults with acute and chronic pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate. Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution 20 mg/mL is indicated for the relief of acute and chronic pain in opioid-tolerant adult patients. Limitations of Use Because of the risks of addiction, abuse, and misuse with opioids, which can occur at any dosage or duration, reserve Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options (e.g., non-opioid analgesics or opioid combination products): Have not been tolerated, or are not expected to be tolerated, Have not provided adequate analgesia, or are not expected to provide adequate analgesia. Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution should not be used for an extended period of time unless the pain remains severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatment options continue to be inadequate. Pediatric use information is approved for Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.'s morphine sulfate oral solution. However, due to Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.'s marketing exclusivity rights, this drug product is not labeled with that information. Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution is an opioid agonist. Morphine Sulfate 2 mg/mL is indicated for the management of: adults with acute and chronic pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate. Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution 20 mg/mL is indicated for: the relief of acute and chronic pain in opioid-tolerant adult patients.
Limitations of Use: Because of the risks of addiction, abuse, and misuse with opioids, which can occur at any dosage or duration, reserve Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options (e.g., non-opioid analgesics or opioid combination products): Have not been tolerated, or are not expected to be tolerated Have not provided adequate analgesia or are not expected to provide adequate analgesia. Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution should not be used for an extended period of time unless the pain remains severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatment options continue to be inadequate.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective February 5, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution is an opioid agonist, available in the following concentrations for oral administration: 10 mg per 5 mL (2 mg/mL): Each 1 mL of oral solution contains 2 mg of morphine sulfate, USP (equivalent to 1.5 mg morphine). 100 mg per 5 mL (20 mg/mL): Each 1 mL of oral solution contains 20 mg of morphine sulfate, USP (equivalent to 15 mg morphine). The chemical name is 7,8-didehydro-4,5 alpha- epoxy-17 methyl-morphinan-3,6 alpha-diol sulfate (2:1) (salt) pentahydrate. The molecular weight is 758.83. Its molecular formula is (C 17 H 21 NO 3 ) 2
H 2 SO 4
5H 2 O, and it has the following chemical structure. Morphine sulfate, USP is a white to off-white crystalline powder or a fine white to light yellow powder. It is soluble in water and slightly soluble in alcohol, but is practically insoluble in chloroform or ether. The octanol:water partition coefficient of morphine is 1.42 at physiologic pH and the pK a is 7.9 for the tertiary nitrogen (the majority is ionized at pH 7.4). For the 10 mg per 5 mL (2 mg/mL) concentration: Each 5 mL of oral solution contains 10 mg of morphine sulfate, USP and the following inactive ingredients: citric acid anhydrous, disodium edetate, FD&C Green No. 3, glycerin, sodium benzoate, sorbitol solution, and purified water. May contain sodium citrate dihydrate for pH adjustment. For the 100 mg per 5 mL (20 mg/mL) concentration (only for opioid tolerant adults): Each 5 mL of oral solution contains 100 mg of morphine sulfate, USP and the following inactive ingredients: citric acid, edetate disodium, glycerin, sodium benzoate, sorbitol solution, and purified water. May contain sodium citrate for pH adjustment. Chemical Structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective February 5, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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