Sendolor
Sendolor is a strong pain medicine containing morphine, used to treat severe acute pain, cancer-related pain, and breakthrough pain in cancer.
Form
injektioneste, liuos
Strength
1 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Morphine hydrochloride trihydrate
Manufacturer
Eurocept International BV
How to Use
Dosage
For adults, the typical dose is 2.5–15 mg intravenously over 4–5 minutes, or 5–20 mg subcutaneously or intramuscularly (usually 10 mg) every 4 hours as needed. For epidural injection, the initial dose is 5 mg, with an additional 1–2 mg after one hour if needed.
Method
Sendolor is given as an injection into a vein (intravenously), under the skin (subcutaneously), into a muscle (intramuscularly), or into the epidural space (around the spinal cord).
Important
Your doctor will determine your maximum daily dose based on your needs.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Drowsiness, feeling sleepy
- •Confusion
- •Difficulty sleeping
- •Dizziness
- •Headache
- •Small pupils
- •Loss of appetite
- •Dry mouth
- •Nausea, vomiting
- •Constipation
- •Sweating
- •Difficulty urinating
- •Skin inflammation from contact
RARE
- •Allergic reaction
- •Feeling restless or anxious
- •Feeling unusually happy or elevated
- •Seeing or hearing things that are not there
- •Changes in mood
- •Feeling unhappy or discontent
- •Seizures or muscle spasms
- •Stiff muscles
- •Irregular or abnormal heartbeat (too slow or too fast)
- •Redness in the face
- •Slow or shallow breathing
- •Itching
- •Pain or irritation at the injection site
- •Dizziness or lightheadedness when standing up too quickly
- •Needing the medicine to feel normal (drug dependence)
- •Feeling more sensitive to pain
- •Higher levels of liver enzymes (shown in blood tests)
- •Reduced sexual interest or difficulty getting/maintaining an erection
- •Unpleasant symptoms if you stop taking the medicine suddenly
- •Needing higher doses to get the same effect
- •Pauses in breathing during sleep
- •Symptoms like severe upper abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, or fever related to pancreas or bile duct inflammation
Important Warnings
- Do not use Sendolor if you are allergic to morphine or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Tell your doctor if you have severe breathing problems or a lot of mucus in your airways.
- Inform your doctor if you have a serious liver disease.
- Avoid alcohol and certain sedatives while using Sendolor, as this can worsen breathing problems and cause drowsiness.
- This medicine can cause dependence and tolerance, meaning you might need more of it over time for the same effect.
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- Do not use Sendolor if you are pregnant for a long time or breastfeeding, as it can harm the baby.
- This medicine can make you drowsy and affect your ability to drive or operate machines safely.
- Seek immediate medical help if you develop a severe skin rash with blisters, peeling skin, pus-filled spots, and fever.
- If you or others notice pauses in breathing during sleep, waking up short of breath, or excessive daytime sleepiness, talk to your doctor.
- Contact your doctor if you experience severe upper abdominal pain that may spread to your back, with nausea, vomiting, or fever.