Morphine E655 60mg- Broken

My boyfriend is perscribed morphine sulfate extended release, and he is currently getting thees oblong ones (e655/60). In the bottle he found one that was just a 1/2. They are skinny and kinda soft so easily broken on accident. In the past he has gotten the wax-coated ones, and said the ER part is in the coating. In these, however, there is no coating. In a broken one- is the ER part also messed up, or is the ER mixed into the whole pill? Wanting to know if taking 1/2 of these is simply 30mg ER instead of 60mg ER.

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Hello, Ashley! How are you?

No, it is not safe to take a broken tablet, because that can defeat the timed released formulation and may result in overdose.

That said, he should take it to his pharmacy and tell him, they may replace it for him. I've had this happen before and it was due to the automated pill filling machine that they used.

The FDA classifies this medication as a narcotic analgesic, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation.

Is there anything else I can help with?

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Thank you for your help! Since this type of pain medicine is so specific about not taking crushed, chewed, broken, etc. pills- you would think this exact brand would make them differently. A long skinny pill is easily broken! :)

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