Why MS CONTIN* (Morphine sulfate ) is Prescribed for Patients*
Patient opinion of MS CONTIN: satisfied (average rating score: 3.70)
(based on 429 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )Top 10 Reasons for taking** MS CONTIN
(reported on Ask a Patient)
Reason | # of Ask a Patient Reviews | |
---|---|---|
1 | Back pain* | 14 |
2 | Pain* | 11 |
3 | Fibromyalgia | 5 |
4 | Arthritis | 2 |
5 | Nephrolithiasis | 2 |
6 | Pancreatitis chronic | 2 |
7 | Surgery | 2 |
8 | Rheumatoid arthritis | 1 |
9 | Intervertebral disc degeneration | 1 |
10 | Abdominal pain* | 1 |
*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.
Top 20 Side Effects of MS CONTIN **
(reported on Ask a Patient)
Side Effect | # of Ask a Patient Reviews | |
---|---|---|
1 | Constipation | 222 |
2 | Somnolence | 67 |
3 | Pruritus | 38 |
4 | Nausea* | 36 |
5 | Hyperhidrosis | 35 |
6 | Drug ineffective* | 32 |
7 | Dry mouth | 32 |
8 | Headache | 30 |
9 | Dizziness | 22 |
10 | Pain* | 22 |
11 | Diarrhoea* | 20 |
12 | Insomnia | 20 |
13 | Fatigue | 18 |
14 | Depression | 15 |
15 | Anxiety | 12 |
16 | Vision blurred | 12 |
17 | Confusional state | 12 |
18 | Disturbance in attention | 11 |
19 | Lethargy | 11 |
20 | Sleep disorder | 11 |
*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.
Please click here for Safety Information and FDA Adverse Events summary for MS CONTIN
* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Morphine sulfate (Morfina, Duramorph, Morphine sulfateer, Morphine, Infumorph 200, Infumorph 500, Astramorph, Infumorph, Kadian er, Morph, Astramorph pf, Duramorph pf, Depodur, Morphine sulfate, Avinza, Ms contin, Kadian, Oramorph sr)
**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com