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• Before taking this medication, tell your doctor if you have
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• You may not be able to take morphine, or you may require a lower doseor special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listedabove generic morphine sulf 30mg sr.
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• Discard any opened bottle of morphine solution after 90 days generic morphine sulf 30mg sr.
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What are the possible side effects of morphine?
• If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop takingmorphine and seek emergency medical attention:
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What other drugs will affect morphine?
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• The most serious interactions affecting morphine are with those drugsthat also cause sedation generic morphine sulf 30mg sr. The following drugs may lead to dangerous sedationif taken with morphine:
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· tricyclic antidepressants, such as amitriptyline (Elavil) and doxepin(Sinequan), and serotonin reuptake inhibitors such as fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline(Zoloft), and paroxetine (Paxil);
· other commonly used antidepressants, including amoxapine (Asendin),clomipramine (Anafranil), desipramine (Norpramin), imipramine (Tofranil), nortriptyline(Pamelor), and protriptyline (Vivactil);
· anticholinergics such as belladonna (Donnatal), clidinium (Quarzan),dicyclomine (Bentyl, Antispas), hyoscyamine (Levsin, Anaspaz), ipratropium (Atrovent),propantheline (Pro-Banthine), and scopolamine (Transderm-Scop);
· phenothiazines such as chlorpromazine (Thorazine), fluphenazine (Prolixin),thioridazine (Mellaril), and prochlorperazine (Compazine); and
· tranquilizers and sedatives such as phenobarbital (Solfoton, Luminal),amobarbital (Amytal), secobarbital (Seconal), alprazolam (Xanax), diazepam (Valium),lorazepam (Ativan), flurazepam (Prosom), and temazepam (Restoril) generic morphine sulf 30mg sr.
• Do not take any of the drugs listed above without the approval of yourdoctor generic morphine sulf 30mg sr.
• Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with morphine generic morphine sulf 30mg sr. Talkto your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescription or over-the-countermedicines generic morphine sulf 30mg sr.
Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about morphine written forhealth professionals that you may read generic morphine sulf 30mg sr.
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