MS CONTIN FDA MedWatch Direct Reports Summary

These tables and charts are created from 411 voluntary U.S. reports for MS CONTIN (MORPHINE SULFATE) reported by individuals to the FDA via the MedWatch Reporting System from 2004 through April 28, 2026.

For a summary of adverse events including mandatory reports submitted by pharmaceutical companies (all countries and all reporter types) to the FAERS database, View FDA FAERS MS CONTIN Report.

Top Adverse Effects Associated with MS CONTIN (from U.S. FDA Medwatch Reports)

	Side Effect	# of FDA Reports
1	DEATH	37
2	DISEASE PROGRESSION	30
3	NAUSEA	29
4	DRUG INEFFECTIVE	26
5	PAIN	21
6	VOMITING	18
7	SHORTNESS OF BREATH	17
8	FATIGUE	15
9	HEADACHE	15
10	PRODUCT SUBSTITUTION ISSUE	15
11	DIARRHEA	14
12	CONFUSIONAL STATE	13
13	HOSPITALIZATION	13
14	THERAPY INTERRUPTED	12
15	LACK OF STRENGTH AND ENERGY (ASTHENIA)	11
16	DIZZINESS	11
17	CHEST PAIN	10
18	JOINT PAIN	9
19	PAIN IN EXTREMITY	9
20	RESPIRATORY FAILURE	9
21	DROWSINESS	9
22	ABDOMINAL PAIN	8
23	HOSPICE CARE	8
24	MENTAL STATUS CHANGES	8
25	URINARY TRACT INFECTION	8

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MS CONTIN Total Medwatch Safety Reports by Patient Sex

Male	Female	Unknown	Total
152	227	32	411

Medwatch Reporter Type	Count
Consumer	100
Physician	36
Pharmacist	98
Other Health Professional	78

Top Indications

Product used for unknown indication
Analgesic therapy
Pain
Metastases to bone
Cancer pain

Type of Outcome Reported
Serious: 293
Not Serious: 118
Note: A serious outcome means the adverse event resulted in death, a life threatening condition, hospitalization, disability, congenital anomaly, or other serious condition.

Suspected Role
Primary Suspect: 411
Concomitant Drugs: 361
Note: A single MedWatch report can list more than one drug. This summary includes MS CONTIN identified as the suspect drug or as a concomitantly taken drug.

FDA Safety-Related Labeling Changes

MS CONTIN (MORPHINE SULFATE) Rx Drug:
FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes

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For serious adverse events, report them to the FDA by contacting the drug manufacturer or report directly through the MedWatch voluntary reporting form.

NOTES

This report, created by AskaPatient.com, is derived from U.S. drug-related adverse event cases that were reported directly to the FDA using the voluntary MedWatch online or paper reporting system. MedWatch is the voluntary FDA system for consumers, physicians, and others to directly report adverse reactions. The Medwatch initiative was launched in 1993 as a voluntary reporting program for consumers, physicians and other healthcare practitioners.

After processing the received forms, the FDA adds the MedWatch reports to the FDA Adverse Events Reporting System(or FAERS database.) Click here for the complete FAERS report summary, which includes mandatory reports submitted by pharmaceutical companies (worldwide) combined with the MedWatch reports. MedWatch Reports only represent about 5% of the FAERS database. For more, read "Does the FDA's Rapidly Growing Database of Adverse Events Improve Drug Safety?"

The data in this report was obtained from Open FDA. Data was last updated to include reports through January 27, 2026. The reactions, side effects, or "adverse events," represent up to the 20 most frequently occuring events in the database for a drug related to the event.

Open FDA states that it only includes the most recent version of a case report. It also adds the disclaimer: "Do not rely on Open FDA to make decisions regarding medical care. While we make every effort to ensure that data is accurate, you should assume all results are unvalidated."

FDA uses the "MedDRA" classification system to describe reported adverse reactions. MedDRA is a standardized medical terminology that facilitates sharing of regulatory information internationally. In some cases, "patient friendly" terms for the layman designated by MedDRA have been substituted for medical jargon. Please contact us with questions about this report.