MS CONTIN

This brand name is authorized in Australia, Canada, Japan, Malta, Netherlands, United States

Active ingredients

The drug MS CONTIN contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Morphine
UNII X3P646A2J0 - MORPHINE SULFATE

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  
MS CONTIN Tablet FDA, National Drug Code (US) MPI, US: SPL/PLR

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: AU Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Identifier(s): 12053J, 12055L, 12476P, 12483B, 12488G, 12492L, 12495P, 12500X, 12505E, 12528J, 12536T, 12544F, 12547J, 1653B, 1654C, 1655D, 1656E, 4349X, 5391R, 8035X, 8146R, 8305D, 8306E, 8453X, 8454Y, 8489T, 8490W
Country: CA Health Products and Food Branch Identifier(s): 02014297, 02014300, 02014319, 02014327, 02015439
Country: JP 医薬品医療機器総合機構 Identifier(s): 8114004G1027, 8114004G2023, 8114004G3020
Country: MT Medicines Authority Identifier(s): AA565/57101, AA565/57102
Country: NL Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK Identifier(s): 23418, 23426, 23434, 23442, 47627
Country: US FDA, National Drug Code Identifier(s): 42858-515, 42858-631, 42858-760, 42858-799, 42858-900

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