Market Name: Duramorph

Generic Name: Morphine sulfate

Duramorph, a form of morphine, is a Schedule II opioid agonist (painkiller) used to treat moderate to severe pain.

Duramorph, like all opioid analgesics, may cause severe hypotension in an individual whose ability to maintain blood pressure has already been compromised by a depleted blood volume or a concurrent administration of drugs, such as phenothiazines or general anesthetics.

A black box warning was added to Duramorph's prescribing information by the FDA in June of 2005.

Black Box Warning Date: July 2005

FDA Link: Duramorph