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Is Morphine Sulfate ER Have The Same Effect As Oxycontin 80 Mg Have?

Hi, I ve been on oxycontin 80 mg for a while. I got a letter from Medicare saying they will not continue paying for them and they wrote down what they will cover now. Its Morphine Sulfate ER, I need to know how much of this medicine is equal to the Oxycontin 80mg.
Thu, 6 Mar 2014
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Ophthalmologist,  's  Response
oxycotin 80mg is analgesic having similar side effect like bradichadia, respiratory depression. It belongs to codine derivative.It has same habit forming effect. They have done right thing to stop the drug.
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Ophthalmologist,  Dr. Satyadev Singh's  Response
morphine sulfate and oxycontin both are narcotic analgisics both are not available without prisciption of a doctor morphine is completely banned so continue using oxycontin
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Is Morphine Sulfate ER Have The Same Effect As Oxycontin 80 Mg Have?

oxycotin 80mg is analgesic having similar side effect like bradichadia, respiratory depression. It belongs to codine derivative.It has same habit forming effect. They have done right thing to stop the drug.