Sendolor
Sendolor is a strong pain medicine containing morphine, used to treat severe acute pain, cancer-related pain, and sudden intense cancer pain.
Form
infuusioneste, liuos
Strength
20 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Morphine hydrochloride trihydrate
Manufacturer
Eurocept International BV
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will decide your dose based on your age, weight, pain, and other medicines you take.
Method
Follow your doctor's instructions on how to take this medicine. It is typically given as an infusion or injection.
Important
Your doctor will determine your maximum daily dose. Do not take more than prescribed.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Drowsiness
- •Confusion
- •Sleeplessness
- •Dizziness
- •Headache
- •Sedation
- •Pinpoint pupils
- •Loss of appetite
- •Dry mouth
- •Vomiting
- •Constipation
- •Nausea
- •Sweating
- •Difficulty emptying bladder
- •Skin inflammation from contact
RARE
- •Allergic reaction
- •Agitation
- •Euphoria (feeling of intense happiness)
- •Hallucinations
- •Mood changes
- •Mental distress
- •Convulsions
- •Muscle stiffness
- •Abnormal heart rate
- •Facial flushing
- •Slow or shallow breathing
- •Itching
- •Pain and irritation at the injection site
- •Low blood pressure when standing up
- •Drug dependence
- •Increased pain sensitivity
- •Slow heart rate
- •Fast heart rate
- •Changes in liver enzyme values
- •Decreased sex drive
- •Impotence (difficulty getting or keeping an erection)
- •Withdrawal symptoms or dependence (see warnings section for symptoms if you stop using Sendolor)
- •Drug tolerance
- •Sleep apnea (breathing stops during sleep)
- •Symptoms related to pancreas and bile duct problems, such as severe upper stomach pain radiating to the back, nausea, vomiting, or fever.
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to morphine or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Do not use if you have a lot of mucus in your airways.
- Do not use if you have an acute liver disease.
- Do not use if you have severe breathing problems (shortness of breath).
- Do not use if you feel restless while under the influence of alcohol or medicines used for sleeping.
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- This medicine can cause dependence, addiction, and tolerance.
- Do not use if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding.
- This medicine can affect your ability to drive or use machines. Be careful.
- Avoid alcohol (even small amounts) while taking this medicine.
- Stop using Sendolor and seek medical help right away if you get severe skin reactions like blisters, widespread peeling skin, or pus-filled bumps with fever.
- This medicine can cause breathing problems during sleep, such as sleep apnea. Tell your doctor if you experience this.
- Contact your doctor if you have severe upper stomach pain that spreads to your back, with nausea, vomiting, or fever, as these could be signs of pancreas inflammation or bile duct problems.