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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C17H19NO3
Molecular Weight 285.3377
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 5 / 5
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of MORPHINE

SMILES

[H][C@@]12OC3=C(O)C=CC4=C3[C@@]15CCN(C)[C@]([H])(C4)[C@]5([H])C=C[C@@H]2O

InChI

InChIKey=BQJCRHHNABKAKU-KBQPJGBKSA-N
InChI=1S/C17H19NO3/c1-18-7-6-17-10-3-5-13(20)16(17)21-15-12(19)4-2-9(14(15)17)8-11(10)18/h2-5,10-11,13,16,19-20H,6-8H2,1H3/t10-,11+,13-,16-,17-/m0/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C17H19NO3
Molecular Weight 285.3377
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 5 / 5
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Morphine is one of the most important and widely used opioid for the treatment of chronic and acute pain: the very wide interindividual variability in the patients’ response to the drug may have genetic derivations. Sulphate salt of morphine sold under the many brand names, one of them, DURAMORPH, which is indicated for the management of pain severe enough to require use of an opioid analgesic by intravenous administration, and for which alternative treatments are not expected to be adequate. In addition for the epidural or intrathecal management of pain without attendant loss of motor, sensory, or sympathetic function. Morphine is a full opioid agonist and is relatively selective for the mu-opioid receptor, although it can bind to other opioid receptors at higher doses. The principal therapeutic action of morphine is analgesia. Like all full opioid agonists, there is no ceiling effect for analgesia with morphine. The precise mechanism of the analgesic action is unknown. However, specific CNS opioid receptors for endogenous compounds with opioid-like activity have been identified throughout the brain and spinal cord and are thought to play a role in the analgesic effects of this drug. Morphine has a high potential for addiction and abuse. Common side effects include drowsiness, vomiting, and constipation. Caution is advised when used during pregnancy or breast-feeding, as morphine will affect the baby.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Target ID: P41145
Gene ID: 4986.0
Gene Symbol: OPRK1
Target Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
Target ID: P41143
Gene ID: 4985.0
Gene Symbol: OPRD1
Target Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Palliative
DURAMORPH PF

Approved Use

DURAMORPH is indicated for: the management of pain severe enough to require use of an opioid analgesic by intravenous administration, and for which alternative treatments are not expected to be adequate.For the epidural or intrathecal management of pain without attendant loss of motor, sensory, or sympathetic function.

Launch Date

1984
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
63 nM
2 mg single, intravenous
dose: 2 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MORPHINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
165 nM × h
2 mg single, intravenous
dose: 2 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MORPHINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
15.1 h
2 mg single, intravenous
dose: 2 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MORPHINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
65%
2 mg single, intravenous
dose: 2 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MORPHINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
100 mg single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 100 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 100 mg
Sources:
healthy, adult
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: adult
Sex: unknown
Sources:
180 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Dose: 180 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 180 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 152
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: neuropathic pain
Age Group: adult
Sex: unknown
Population Size: 152
Sources:
Overview

Overview

CYP3A4CYP2C9CYP2D6hERG



Drug as perpetrator​Drug as victim

Drug as victim

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
no
no
no
no
yes [Km 10100 uM]
yes [Km 12600 uM]
yes [Km 14150 uM]
yes [Km 18000 uM]
yes [Km 18700 uM]
yes [Km 25400 uM]
yes [Km 2600 uM]
yes [Km 3.4 uM]
yes [Km 3200 uM]
yes [Km 37400 uM]
yes [Km 380 uM]
yes [Km 4800 uM]
yes [Km 6400 uM]
yes
yes
yes
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Catalepsy induced by morphine or haloperidol: effects of apomorphine and anticholinergic drugs.
1976 Aug
[Regulation of the central opioidergic nervous system on the emotional state of anxiety and its possible mechanisms].
1997 Jan
Extrapyramidal side-effects from droperidol mixed with morphine for patient-controlled analgesia in two children.
1999
Acute injection of drugs with low addictive potential (delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, lysergic acid diamide) causes a much higher c-fos expression in limbic brain areas than highly addicting drugs (cocaine and morphine).
1999 Aug 25
[Opioid receptor knockout mice].
1999 Dec
Sleep impairments in rats implanted with morphine pellets.
1999 Nov
Rhabdomyolysis-induced acute renal failure after morphine overdose--a case report.
1999 Sep
Morphine induced allodynia in a child with brain tumour.
1999 Sep 4
Morphine inhibits human microglial cell production of, and migration towards, RANTES.
2000
Insidious intoxication after morphine treatment in renal failure: delayed onset of morphine-6-glucuronide action.
2000 May
Systemic naloxone enhances cerebral blood flow in anesthetized morphine-dependent rats.
2000 Nov 24
Inhaled morphine to relieve dyspnea in advanced cystic fibrosis lung disease.
2000 Sep
Advantages of intrathecal nalbuphine, compared with intrathecal morphine, after cesarean delivery: an evaluation of postoperative analgesia and adverse effects.
2000 Sep
Large-dose oral dextromethorphan as an adjunct to patient-controlled analgesia with morphine after knee surgery.
2001 Feb
Randomized clinical trial of diathermy versus scalpel incision in elective midline laparotomy.
2001 Jan
Buprenorphine substitution ameliorates spontaneous withdrawal in fentanyl-dependent rat pups.
2001 Jan
A randomized, double-blinded comparison of intrathecal morphine, sufentanil and their combination versus IV morphine patient-controlled analgesia for postthoracotomy pain.
2001 Jan
Sublingual morphine may be a suitable alternative for pain control in children in the postoperative period.
2001 Jan
Effect of organic cations on the renal tubular secretion of pseudoephedrine in the rat.
2001 Jan-Feb
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Dosage for Intravenous Administration: Adult Dosage: The initial dose of morphine should be 2 mg to 10 mg/70 kg of body weight. Dosage for Epidural Administration: Adult Dosage: Initial injection of 5 mg in the lumbar region may provide satisfactory pain relief for up to 24 hours. If adequate pain relief is not achieved within one hour, careful administration of incremental doses of 1 to 2 mg at intervals sufficient to assess effectiveness may be given. Do not administer more than 10 mg per 24 hours. Dosage for Intrathecal Administration: Adult Dosage: Intrathecal dosage is usually 1/10 that of epidural dosage. A single injection of 0.2 to 1 mg may provide satisfactory pain relief for up to 24 hours. (Caution: this is only 0.4 to 2 mL of the 5 mg/10 mL ampul or 0.2 to 1 mL of the 10 mg/10 mL ampul of DURAMORPH). Do not inject intrathecally more than 2 mL of the 5 mg/10 mL ampul or 1 mL of the 10 mg/10 mLampul. Repeated intrathecal injections of DURAMORPH are not recommended. If pain recurs, consider consider alternative routes of administration.
Route of Administration: Other
It was evaluated the effect of morphine on the proangiogenic interaction taking place between macrophages and breast cancer cells in vitro. It was shown, that morphine prevents, in part via modulating VEGF-A expression, the pro-angiogenic interaction between macrophages and breast cancer cells. The conditioned medium (CM) from breast cancer cells co-cultured with macrophages elicited endothelial cell proliferation and tube formation. This effect was inhibited if the co-culture occurred in the presence of morphine (20 uM). Using a mouse antibody array, it was identified several angiogenesis-regulating factors differentially expressed in the CM of co-cultured cells prepared in the presence or absence of morphine (o, 10, 20 uM), amongst which interleukin (IL)-6, tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A. VEGF was induced in both cell types by the co-culture and this was prevented by morphine in a non-naloxone reversible fashion. The effect of CM from co-cultured cells on endothelial tube formation, but not proliferation, was prevented by anti-VEGF neutralizing antibody
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Name Type Language
MORPHINE
HSDB   MART.   MI   VANDF   WHO-DD  
Common Name English
NEPENTHE
Common Name English
CODEINE PHOSPHATE SESQUIHYDRATE IMPURITY B [EP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
CODEINE MONOHYDRATE IMPURITY B [EP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
HYDROCODONE HYDROGEN TARTRATE 2.5-HYDRATE IMPURITY A [EP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
MORPHIUM
Common Name English
MORPHINE [MART.]
Common Name English
DIHYDROCODEINE HYDROGEN TARTRATE IMPURITY B [EP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
MORPHINAN-3,6-DIOL, 7,8-DIDEHYDRO-4,5-EPOXY-17-METHYL, (5.ALPHA.,6.ALPHA.)-
Common Name English
MORPHINE [VANDF]
Common Name English
MORPHIA
Common Name English
DUROMORPH
Common Name English
ANHYDROUS MORPHINE
Common Name English
MORPHINE [HSDB]
Common Name English
MORPHINE EXTENDED RELEASE
Common Name English
OSPALIVINA
Common Name English
MORPHINE [MI]
Common Name English
N02AA01
Code English
4,5.ALPHA.-EPOXY-17-METHYL-7,8-DIDEHYDROMORPHINAN-3,6.ALPHA.-DIO
Systematic Name English
(5.ALPHA.,6.ALPHA.)-7,8-DIDEHYDRO-4,5-EPOXY-17-METHYLMORPHINAN-3,6-DIOL
Systematic Name English
7,8-DIDEHYDRO-4,5.ALPHA.-EPOXY-17-METHYLMORPHINAN-3,6.ALPHA.-DIOL
Systematic Name English
APOMORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE HEMIHYDRATE IMPURITY B [EP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
HYDROMORPHONE HYDROCHLORIDE IMPURITY, MORPHINE- [USP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
7,8-didehydro-4,5α-epoxy-17-methylmorphinan-3,6α-diol
Systematic Name English
CODEINE PHOSPHATE HEMIHYDRATE IMPURITY B [EP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
CODEINE HYDROCHLORIDE DIHYDRATE IMPURITY B [EP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
MORPHINE (ANHYDROUS) [VANDF]
Common Name English
Morphine [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
ETHYLMORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE IMPURITY B [EP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
IDS-NM-009
Code English
HYDROMORPHONE HYDROCHLORIDE IMPURITY C [EP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
MORPHINE (ANHYDROUS)
VANDF  
Common Name English
MORPHINE ANHYDROUS
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
WHO-ESSENTIAL MEDICINES LIST 8.4
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CFR 21 CFR 862.3640
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WHO-ATC N02AA51
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WHO-VATC QN02AA01
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DEA NO. 9300
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NDF-RT N0000175684
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LIVERTOX NBK548230
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WHO-VATC QA07DA52
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NDF-RT N0000175690
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WHO-ESSENTIAL MEDICINES LIST 2.2
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WHO-VATC QN02AA51
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WHO-VATC QN02AG01
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WHO-ATC N02AA01
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WHO-VATC QR05DA05
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WHO-ATC N02AG01
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WHO-ATC R05DA05
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NCI_THESAURUS C1657
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WHO-ATC A07DA52
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Code System Code Type Description
ChEMBL
CHEMBL70
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PRIMARY
IUPHAR
1627
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HSDB
2134
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MESH
D009020
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DRUG CENTRAL
1845
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DRUG BANK
DB00295
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NCI_THESAURUS
C62051
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EVMPD
SUB03332MIG
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RXCUI
7052
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
200-320-2
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CAS
57-27-2
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MERCK INDEX
m7631
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LACTMED
Morphine
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SMS_ID
100000091372
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PUBCHEM
5288826
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CHEBI
58097
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CHEBI
17303
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EVMPD
SUB121757
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID9023336
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WIKIPEDIA
MORPHINE
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FDA UNII
76I7G6D29C
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DAILYMED
76I7G6D29C
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TARGET -> AGONIST
Ki
DERIVATIVE -> PARENT
Dihydrodesoxymorphine (derivative of morphine). as per INCB
SALT/SOLVATE -> PARENT
SUB_CONCEPT->SUBSTANCE
SALT/SOLVATE -> PARENT
APPROXIMATE PURE ANHYDROUS DRUG CONTENT (IN PERCENT)
SALT/SOLVATE -> PARENT
SALT/SOLVATE -> PARENT
APPROXIMATE PURE ANHYDROUS DRUG CONTENT (IN PERCENT)
SALT/SOLVATE -> PARENT
DERIVATIVE -> PARENT
APPROXIMATE PURE ANHYDROUS DRUG CONTENT (IN PERCENT)
SALT/SOLVATE -> PARENT
APPROXIMATE PURE ANHYDROUS DRUG CONTENT (IN PERCENT)
SALT/SOLVATE -> PARENT
DERIVATIVE -> PARENT
APPROXIMATE PURE ANHYDROUS DRUG CONTENT (IN PERCENT)
SALT/SOLVATE -> PARENT
DERIVATIVE -> PARENT
SALT/SOLVATE -> PARENT
APPROXIMATE PURE ANHYDROUS DRUG CONTENT (IN PERCENT)
DERIVATIVE -> PARENT
TARGET -> AGONIST
Ki
DERIVATIVE -> PARENT
Dihydrocodeinone-6-carboxymethyloxime (derivate of morphine). as per INCB
TRANSPORTER -> SUBSTRATE
DERIVATIVE -> PARENT
DERIVATIVE -> PARENT
APPROXIMATE PURE ANHYDROUS DRUG CONTENT (IN PERCENT)
SALT/SOLVATE -> PARENT
SOLVATE->ANHYDROUS
SALT/SOLVATE -> PARENT
APPROXIMATE PURE ANHYDROUS DRUG CONTENT (IN PERCENT)
SALT/SOLVATE -> PARENT
SALT/SOLVATE -> PARENT
BINDER->LIGAND
SALT/SOLVATE -> PARENT
SALT/SOLVATE -> PARENT
APPROXIMATE PURE ANHYDROUS DRUG CONTENT (IN PERCENT)
SALT/SOLVATE -> PARENT
SALT/SOLVATE -> PARENT
TARGET -> AGONIST
Ki
PARENT -> SALT/SOLVATE
DERIVATIVE -> PARENT
APPROXIMATE PURE ANHYDROUS DRUG CONTENT (IN PERCENT)
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METABOLITE INACTIVE -> PARENT
MAJOR
PRODRUG -> METABOLITE ACTIVE
MINOR METABOLITE
MINOR
METABOLITE INACTIVE -> PARENT
APPROXIMATE PURE ANHYDROUS DRUG CONTENT (IN PERCENT)
PRODRUG -> METABOLITE ACTIVE
METABOLITE ACTIVE -> PARENT
MAJOR
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CHROMATOGRAPHIC PURITY (HPLC/UV)
USP
PARENT -> IMPURITY
CHROMATOGRAPHIC PURITY (HPLC/UV)
EP
PARENT -> IMPURITY
CHROMATOGRAPHIC PURITY (HPLC/UV)
EP
PARENT -> IMPURITY
CHROMATOGRAPHIC PURITY (HPLC/UV)
EP
PARENT -> IMPURITY
CHROMATOGRAPHIC PURITY (HPLC/UV)
EP
PARENT -> IMPURITY
PARENT -> IMPURITY
CHROMATOGRAPHIC PURITY (HPLC/UV)
EP
PARENT -> IMPURITY
CHROMATOGRAPHIC PURITY (HPLC/UV)
USP
PARENT -> IMPURITY
CHROMATOGRAPHIC PURITY (HPLC/UV)
EP
PARENT -> IMPURITY
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ACTIVE MOIETY
ED50-PO(mg/kg) = 0.33, LD50-PO(mg/kg) = 470, Potency ratio to morphine = 1, Potency ratio to fentanyl = 0.02