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Morphine
Morphine
, sold under many
trade names
, is a
pain medication
of the
opiate
type. It acts directly on the
central nervous system
(CNS) to decrease the feeling of pain. It can be used for both
acute pain
and
chronic pain
. Morphine is also frequently used for pain from
myocardial infarction
and during
labour
. It can be given by mouth, by
injection into a muscle
, by
injecting under the skin
,
intravenously
, into the space around the
spinal cord
, or
rectally
. Maximum effect is around 20 min when given intravenously and 60 min when given by mouth while duration of effect is between three and seven hours. Long acting formulations also exist.
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