Morphine (Avinza, Embeda, Kadian, MS Contin)

Morphine (Avinza, Embeda, Kadian, MS Contin)

Morphine is used to treat moderate to severe pain. This drug is an opioid medication. An opioid is sometimes called a narcotic. The extended-release form of Morphine is for around-the-clock treatment of pain. Short-acting formulations are taken as needed for pain. Morphine works by blocking pain signals from travelling along the nerves to the brain.

Morphine is in the drug class: Narcotic analgesics