Morphine sulphate for intravenous or intramuscular use comes as clear liquid in glass ampoules.
You are the FY1 on night ward cover. You see a man with metastatic cancer who was admitted yesterday for urgent radiotherapy who is in severe pain having fallen out of bed.
He is currently written up for modified release morphine sulphate tablets 60 mg b.d. (twice daily) and paracetamol 1g q.d.s (six hourly).
Mutliple Choice Question
Mutliple Choice Question
Is paracetamol not a weak analgesic?
Opioids and paracetamol have a substantially greater effect when given in combination that a dose of either alone. Paracetamol should not be considered "weak" but as one pillar supporting safe and effective pain relief. Remember they have different mechanisms of action.
Open Question
Open Question
