Morphinedrug info
morphine sulfate 4 MG/ML Oral Solution
What it is used for
Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution 2 mg/mL and 4 mg/mL is indicated for the management of:
adults with pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate.
pediatric patients 2 years of age and older with 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 use in opioid-tolerant adult patients who require higher doses of opioids for the management of pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternate treatments are inadequate. Limitations of Use: Because of the risks of addiction, abuse, misuse, overdose, and death, which can occur at any dosage or duration and persist over the course of therapy, reserve opioid analgesics, including Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution, for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options are ineffective, not tolerated, or would be otherwise inadequate to provide sufficient management of pain. Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution is an opioid agonist. Morphine Sulfate 2 mg/mL and 4 mg/mL is indicated for the management of:
adults with pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate.
pediatric patients 2 years of age and older with 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:
use in opioid-tolerant adult patients who require higher doses of opioids for the management of pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternate treatments are inadequate. Limitations of Use: Because of the risks of addiction, abuse, misuse, overdose, and death, which can occur at any dosage or duration and persist over the course of therapy, reserve opioid analgesics, including Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options are ineffective, not tolerated, or would be otherwise inadequate to provide sufficient management of pain.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective February 3, 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).
20 mg per 5 mL (4 mg/mL): Each 1 mL of oral solution contains 4 mg of morphine sulfate, USP (equivalent to 3 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 , 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 (fast green), glycerin, sodium benzoate, sorbitol and purified water. For the 20 mg per 5 mL (4 mg/mL) concentration: Each 5 mL of oral solution contains 20 mg of morphine sulfate, USP and the following inactive ingredients: citric acid anhydrous, disodium edetate, FD&C Green No. 3 (fast green), glycerin, methylparaben, propylparaben, sodium benzoate, sorbitol and purified water. 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 anhydrous, disodium edetate, glycerin, sodium benzoate, sorbitol and purified water. Additionally, the tinted solution contains D & C Red No. 33 and sucralose. chem.jpg
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective February 3, 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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