Morphine is not a sedative and does not shorten life

Arch Intern Med. 2006 Oct 9;166(18):2047; author reply 2047-8. doi: 10.1001/archinte.166.18.2047-a.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Analgesics, Opioid / administration & dosage
  • Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects*
  • Delirium / chemically induced
  • Dyspnea / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Hypnotics and Sedatives / therapeutic use*
  • Morphine / administration & dosage
  • Morphine / adverse effects*
  • Pain / drug therapy
  • Palliative Care*
  • Stress, Physiological / drug therapy
  • Stress, Psychological / drug therapy

Substances

  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Hypnotics and Sedatives
  • Morphine