Generic name: morphine tincture
Dosage form: tincture solution
Drug class:Narcotic analgesics
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Sep 21, 2021.
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Opium Tincture Description
Opium Tincture, USP (Deodorized), is for oral administration. It is freed from unpleasant odor or nauseating substances by “denarcotization” with a petroleum distillate. Opium Tincture is a clear, reddish-brown hydroalcoholic solution.
Each 100 mL contains 1 g of anhydrous morphine (represents the equivalent of 10 g of Powdered Opium, USP), alcohol, 19%, and water.
Opium has a very characteristic odor and a very bitter taste. The opiates are the most effective and prompt-acting nonspecific antidiarrheal agents.
Opium Tincture - Clinical Pharmacology
The opiates act by enhancing tone in the long segments of longitudinal muscle and by inhibiting propulsive contraction of both circular and longitudinal muscles.
Clinical evidence indicates that the analgesic activity of opium preparations is due to their morphine content. Relatively small doses t...
