DepoDur

Active Ingredient(s): Morphine
FDA Approved: * May 18, 2004
Pharm Company: * SKYEPHARMA
Category: Pain Relief

Morphine is a pain medication of the opiate family that is found naturally in a dark brown, resinous form, from the poppy plant (Papaver somniferum). It can be taken orally, sublingually, via inhalation, the trans-dermal route, inter-anally as well as via injection (both subcutaneously as well as more commonly intravenously.[7][9] It acts directly on the central nervous system (CNS) to induce analgesia and alter perception and emotional response to pain. Physic... [wikipedia]

* May have multiple approval dates, manufacturers, or labelers.