Indications And Dose
Acute diarrhoea ▶BY MOUTH ▶Adult: 10 mL every 6 hours, dose to be given in water
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Acute diarrhoea ▶BY MOUTH ▶Adult: 10 mL every 6 hours, dose to be given in water
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Acute abdomen. delayed gastric emptying. heart failure secondary to chronic lung disease. phaeochromocytoma
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Cardiac arrhythmias. pancreatitis. severe cor pulmonale
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When prepared extemporaneously, the BP states Kaolin and Morphine Mixture, BP consists of light kaolin or light kaolin (natural) 20%, sodium bicarbonate 5%, and chloroform and morphine tincture 4% in a suitable vehicle. Contains anhydrous morphine 550–800 micrograms/10 mL. l LESS SUITABLE FOR PRESCRIBING Kaolin and Morphine Mixture, BP (Kaolin and Morphine Oral Suspension) is less suitable for prescribing.
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→Appendix 1: kaolin. opioids
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Therapeutic doses unlikely to affect infant.
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Avoid use or reduce dose; opioid effects increased and prolonged, and increased cerebral sensitivity occurs.
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There can be variation in the licensing of different medicines containing the same drug. Oral suspension ▶Kaolin with morphine (Non-proprietary) Morphine hydrochloride 91.6 mg per 1 litre, Sodium bicarbonate 50 gram per 1 litre, Kaolin light 200 gram per 1 litre, Chloroform 5 ml per 1 litre Kaolin and Morphine mixture | 200 ml p £1.71 DT = £1.71 m
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10 mL every 6 hours, dose to be given in water
First-line fragment. Read the complete Indications and Dose section above.
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