Oral Morphine: Reduce morphine dose in the frail, elderly, those with low body weight and those with renal or hepatic impairment. Morphine has active
giving morphine to the elderly. A reduction of dose is advisable. Page 3 The commonest side-effects of morphine are. Nausea. Vomiting.
side effects and whenever morphine therapy is being initiated Morphine should be administered with caution and in reduced dosages to elderly
Oral Morphine: Reduce morphine dose in the frail, elderly, those with low body weight and those with renal or hepatic impairment. Morphine has active
2 - Pharmacokinetics of morphine and oxycodone in frail elderly undergoing cardiac s . Intervention. Keyword : Frail, Morphine, Oxycodon
Elderly. Because of the depressant effect on respiration, caution is necessary when giving morphine to the elderly. A reduction of dose is advisable. Page 3
These are all possible side effects of morphine: The effects of morphine on dyspnoea and ventilatory function in elderly patients with advanced cancer: a.
- Prescription of NSAIDs is potentially inappropriate in elderly patients. analgesia, usually in the form of oral morphine or subcutaneous morphine if the
Above 300mg morphine, oxycodone and morphine are 1:1. -Adapted from Pain Management in the Elderly Population: A Review, The Ochsner
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