Drug Identity
Active Ingredient
Morphine
Drug Class
Opioids
ATC Code
N02AA01
Status
Essential Medicine
What is Morphine?
Uses
Morphine is a potent opioid analgesic used to treat acute or severe pain when alternative pain relief medicines are not effective or not ...
How It Works
For continuous intravenous infusion, dilute with Glucose 5%or 10% or Sodium Chloride 0.9%
How to Take It
1
Adult · IM
5 to 15 mg — 4 hourly
2
Adult · Intra Rectal
15 mg — 4 hourly
3
Adult · Intra Thecal
0.2 to 1 mg — 12 hourly
4
Adult · IV Inf
2.5 to 5 mg — As recommended.
Maintenance , at every hour
5
Adult · IV Inf
5 to 15 mg — As recommended.
Load for half an hour
6
Adult
Scraped Dose
Take morphine exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Follow the directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Never use morphine in larger amounts or fo
7
Child · Intra Muscular
0.1 to 0.2 mg/kg — 4 hourly
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8
Child · Oral
0.2 to 0.4 mg/kg — 4 hourly
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9
Child · Subcutaneous
0.1 to 0.2 mg/kg — 4 hourly
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Safety Alerts
Heart failure, secondary to chronic lung disease, Phaeochromocytoma, acute respiratory depression, comatose patients, head injury, raised intracranial pressure, risk of paralytic ileus
Important Warnings
Hepatic impairment
avoid oral preparations in acute impairment cardiac arrhythmias, pancreatitis
severe cor Pulmonale, Avoid use or reduce dose renal impairment
opioid effects increased and prolonged
increased cerebral sensitivity
Close monitoring for acute chest syndrome symptoms during treatment in patients with sickle cell disease treated with morphine during a vaso-occlusive crisis
Side Effects
Appetite decreasedneuromuscular dysfunctionGI discomfortasthenic conditionsinsomniaagitationbronchospasmileusmood alteredalertness decreasedmyoclonusperipheral oedemapulmonary oedemataste alteredvision disorders
Drug Interactions
Opioid antagonists
MAOis or CNS depressants
TCADs
rifampicin
cimetidine
muscle relaxants
antihypertensive drugs
metoclopramide
Pregnancy & Lactation
Pregnancy
Not recommended
Lactation
Caution advised
Storage
Inj Store Below 40°C. Do not Freeze. Protect from Sunlight.
Price Intelligence
Rs 3,700.22
DRAP approved maximum price · per pack of 100 · approved 04 Sep, 2025
No retail price observed for this pack. Retailers may not exceed the approved maximum.
Prices across sources
DRAPper pack of 100Rs 3,700.22
Should you consider an alternative?
Other options containing Morphine, and what they are not.
Same active ingredient, a different dose. Never switch strength without your doctor or pharmacist.
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Rs 879.83 ceiling
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Rs 703.86 ceiling
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