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Morphine
Essential medicine status
Section:
1. Anaesthetics, preoperative medicines and medical gases 1.3. Preoperative medication and sedation for short-term procedures
ATC codes: N02AA01
EMLc
Indication
Opioids or related analgesics and agents affecting opioid receptors ICD11 code: XM2143992001
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core (EML)
(EMLc)
Formulations
Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1 mg in 1 mL ampoule (morphine hydrochloride or morphine sulfate) (EMLc) ; 2 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (morphine hydrochloride or morphine sulfate) (EMLc) ; 10 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (morphine hydrochloride or morphine sulfate)
EML status history
First added in 1987 (TRS 770)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 950)
Changed in 2025 (TRS 1064)
Sex
All
Age
Also recommended for children
Therapeutic alternatives
The recommendation is for this specific medicine
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
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Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Following the review of the age-appropriateness of formulations on the EMLc, the Expert Committee recommended: - the addition of morphine injection 1 mg/mL and 2 mg/mL in 2 mL ampoule to the EMLc; - to modify the formulation descriptions of morphine injection to better describe the available dosage forms.