What are Morphine Sulfate, Oxycodone, and Hydromorphone?
The active pharmaceutical ingredients morphine sulfate , hydromorphone, and oxycodone are potent drugs of the opioid class. Opioids are a family of related drugs that relieve pain. All of the opioids (sometimes called narcotics) are chemically related to opium, which is a substance collected from the poppy plant. Prescription opioids have benefit when used properly and are an essential component of pain management and treatment of pains such as cancer pain, but opioid drugs also have serious risks when used improperly. Tolerance to, and physical and psychological dependence on, these drugs may rapidly develop with their use. They can also produce feelings of euphoria. As such, these narcotics have the potential to be highly addictive, and are extremely popular drugs of abuse. Use of morphine sulfate, hydromorphone, or oxycodone may impair motor skills or judgments, making it unsafe to operate machinery, drive, or engage in other potentially dangerous activities. Improper use of morphin
