Roxane 54 262

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I found information online last night that the Roxane Labs 30 mg, morphine sulfate, imprint 54 262, with scored line on other side is a time released medication, with common usage of every 12 hours. A friend of mine got a prescription of this exact med and the directions are to take 1/2 to 1 pill every 4 hours. Also, there were no warning labels on the bottle regarding not breaking or chewing this med. If this med is time released is he not in danger by breaking the pill in order to only take half?

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Any time one breaks or crushes a time release medication they are altering the way the dosage is delivered. This is especially worrisome when it is a narcotic like Morphine, because it allows the dosage to be given all at once instead of over time. There are 15mg tabs that are immediate release on the market, I do not understand why the MD would not give them 15mg 1-2 every four hours as needed for pain instead of telling them to break the pill. However, are you certain it is actually a time released medication? Usually time released meds are not scored. Scoring a medication is done so they are more easily broken in two, which would not be done with a time released medication. When I looked up the information you posted, i did not see that it said time release or (CR) controlled release. It would notate CR or ER (extended release) if it were, in fact, time released medication.

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Just to clear this up for anyone else seeking information on this tablet…

The white tablet with the numbers 54 over 262 on one side and a score line on the other contains 30mgs of Morphine, but in a regular release formulation.

This is not a time released tablet, so it is safe to cut or break it in half.

Time released ones do not have score lines on them.

Learn more Morphine details here.

This is a narcotic analgesic, so it may be habit forming and could cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation.

Are there any comments or concerns?

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It's immediate release. Every 4-6 hours. 54 262 on one side, scored on other. I'm prescribed them.

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