MORPHGESIC

This brand name is authorized in Cyprus, United Kingdom

Active ingredients

The drug MORPHGESIC contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Morphine
UNII 76I7G6D29C - MORPHINE

Morphine is a narcotic analgesic obtained from opium. Morphine acts as an agonist at opiate receptors in the CNS particularly Mu and to a lesser extent Kappa receptors. Mu receptors are thought to mediate supraspinal analgesia, respiratory depression and euphoria, and Kappa receptors, spinal analgesia, miosis and sedation.

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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
MORPHGESIC Controlled release tablet Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
N02AA01 Morphine N Nervous system → N02 Analgesics → N02A Opioids → N02AA Natural opium alkaloids
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Identifier(s): 45261, 45269, 45273, 45281

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