What are MS Contin extended-release tablets used to treat?
MS Contin extended-release tablets are used to treat moderate to severe pain. MS Contin extended-release is for around-the-clock treatment of pain when other pain treatments, such as non-opioid pain medicines or immediate-release opioid medicines, do not treat the pain well enough or cannot be tolerated.
What are the side effects of MS Contin 10 mg?
MS Contin side effects. Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction to MS Contin: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat. Like other opioid medicines, MS Contin can slow your breathing. Death may occur if breathing becomes too weak.
What should I know about MS Contin ( morphine)?
MS Contin 1 MS Contin ( morphine) is an opioid medication. 2 Important Information. You should not take MS Contin if you have severe asthma or breathing… 3 Before taking this medicine. Do not use MS Contin if you have used an MAO inhibitor in… 4 Take MS Contin exactly as prescribed by your doctor.
Can MS Contin be prescribed as an as-needed analgesic?
MS CONTIN is not indicated as an as-needed (prn) analgesic. MS CONTIN should be prescribed only by healthcare professionals who are knowledgeable in the use of potent opioids for the management of chronic pain.
What is the maximum daily dosage for MS Contin 100 mg?
MS CONTIN 100 mg and 200 mg capsules, a single dose greater than 60 mg, or a total daily dose greater than 120 mg, are only for use in patients in whom tolerance to an opioid of comparable potency has been established.
What is the discontinuation of MS Contin?
Discontinuation of MS CONTIN. When a patient no longer requires therapy with MS CONTIN tablets, taper the dose gradually, by 25% to 50% every 2 to 4 days, while monitoring carefully for signs and symptoms of withdrawal. If the patient develops these signs or symptoms, raise the dose to the previous level and taper more slowly,…
What happens if you crush MS Contin tablets?
Instruct patients to swallow MS CONTIN tablets whole; crushing, chewing, or dissolving MS CONTIN tablets can cause rapid release and absorption of a potentially fatal dose of morphine [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.2 )].
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