Drugs are usually given to alleviate the suffering of seriously ill or hopeless patients, but they carry risks; the product hardly affects the body the day after application
RIO – A morphine is an extremely potent opioid used in the treatment of pains excruciating, but has no lasting effect. Therefore, it is common to recommend that it be applied every four hours. Possible side effects, such as those denounced by the former president Jair Bolsonaro to explain the alleged “accidental” publication of a coup video on January 10, therefore, they are unlikely to remain present the day after the drug is administered.
In general, severe pain relieved with morphine affects very serious cancer patients or patients undergoing palliative care, with no chance of recovery. This is because one of the most common side effects of the drug is a paralysis of the respiratory system.
Doctors consider this a risk worth taking only in extreme cases of unbearable pain. In Brazil, medical professionals tend to prefer other drugs, such as codeine and tramal, when they need a stronger pain reliever.
“Opioids such as codeine, morphine and methadone should be used sparingly in the treatment of chronic non-cancer pain. Although there is robust evidence to support short-term use of this class of medication in patients with chronic non-cancer pain , the efficacy and safety of its use for prolonged periods are uncertain,” underlines a 2022 report by the National Commission for the Integration of Technologies in the Unified Health System, a body that advises the Ministry of Health.
Source: Terra
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