Morphine, the main alkaloid of opium, was first obtained from poppy seeds in 1805. It is a potent analgesic, though its use is limited due to tolerance, withdrawal, and the risk of abuse. Morphine is still routinely used today, though there are a number of semi-synthetic opioids of varying strength such as codeine, fentanyl, methadone, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, meperidine, and oxycodone.
Morphine was granted FDA approval in 1941.
Morphine is used for the management of chronic, moderate to severe pain.
Opiods, including morphine, are effective for the short term management of pain. Patients taking opioids long term may need to be monitored for the development of physical dependence, addiction disorder, and drug abuse.
BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharān Bāzār, Koshi, Nepal
Sedat AKBAS, Malatya, Türkiye-Türkçe, Turkey
Tunis maternity and neonatology center, minisetry of public health, Tunis, Tunisia
Tunis maternity and neonatology center,, Tunis, Tunisia
Site 105, Sheffield, Alabama, United States
Asklepieion Hospital of Voula, Athens, Greece
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Odense Universitetshospital, Odense, Denmark
Sydvestjysk Sygehus, Esbjerg, Denmark
University of Health Sciences, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey
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