Uses
Analgesic (narcotic).
Brand name
Astramorph (AstraZeneca); Avinza
(Ligand); Depodur (Skyepharma); Duramorph (Baxter
Healthcare); Infumorph (Baxter Healthcare); Kadian (Alpharma);
Ms Contin (Purdue Frederick); Oramorph (Xanodyne).
Originator
Avinza,Aetna Inc.
Definition
ChEBI: Morphine sulfate is an alkaloid sulfate salt. It contains a morphine.
Manufacturing Process
Morphin was extracted from the plant vegetable (the poppy) by the mixture of
water and methanol or the aqueous solution of potassium pyrosulfate. The
precipitation of the morphin was carried out by addition to the extract the
aqueous solution of sodium carbonate.
Morphin can be obtained from the extract by using the cation exchanger.
Free base of morphin was transformated to the sulfate salt.
Therapeutic Function
Narcotic analgesic, Sedative
