Description
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How Supplied:
- Diamorphine
Price:
- 10mg tab, 100=£37.13.
Indications:
- Relief of acute or chronic severe pain. Relief of dyspnoea in acute pulmonary oedema.
Adults:
- Acute pain: 5 mg every four hrs by sc or im inj (up to 10mg for heavier well muscled patients) (or by slow iv inj, use ¼—½ im dose).
MI: 5mg by slow iv inj followed by a further 2.5—5mg if required.
Acute pulmonary oedema: 2.5—5mg by slow iv inj.
Chronic pain: 5—10mg every four hrs, orally or by sc inj. Increase dose according to individual requirements. Children:
- Not recommended.
Elderly:
- MI: half adult dose.
Diamorphine Injection 
Legal Class:
- CD
How Supplied:
- Diamorphine
Price:
- Powder for soln for inj:
5mg, 5 amps=£13.76.
10mg, 5 amps=£14.39.
30mg, 5 amps=£15.05.
100mg, 5 amps=£50.17.
500mg, 5 amps=£201.83. Indications:
- Relief of acute or chronic severe pain. Relief of dyspnoea in acute pulmonary oedema.
Adults:
- Acute pain: 5 mg every four hrs by sc or im inj (up to 10mg for heavier well muscled patients) (or by slow iv inj, use ¼—½ im dose).
MI: 5mg by slow iv inj followed by a further 2.5—5mg if required.
Acute pulmonary oedema: 2.5—5mg by slow iv inj.
Chronic pain: 5—10mg every four hrs, orally or by sc inj. Increase dose according to individual requirements. Children:
- Not recommended.
Elderly:
- MI: half adult dose.
General warnings for Diamorphine
Contraindications:
- Acute respiratory depression, obstructive airways disease, biliary colic, phaeochromocytoma. Acute alcoholism, head injury, raised intracranial pressure, risk of paralytic ileus.
Warnings:
- Renal or hepatic impairment. BPH, convulsive disorders, hypothyroidism, hypotension, adrenocortical insufficiency, toxic psychoses, CNS depression, severe diarrhoea or inflammatory bowel disease, asthma or decreased respiratory reserve. History of drug abuse. Risk of tolerance and dependence. Elderly or debilitated patients. Pregnancy, lactation.
Interactions:
- Other CNS depressants, MAOIs, antimuscarinics.
Adverse Effects:
- Dizziness, nausea, vomiting, constipation and drowsiness.
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- Section: Pain
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- Sub Section: Pain, fever (View Prescribing Notes)
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- Drug Class: Opiates
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Buy diamorphine online
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- CD
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How Supplied:
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- Diamorphine
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Price:
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- 10mg tab, 100=$30.68.
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Indications:
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- Relief of acute or chronic severe pain. Relief of dyspnoea in acute pulmonary oedema.
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- Acute pain: 5 mg every four hrs by sc or im inj (up to 10mg for heavier well muscled patients) (or by slow iv inj, use ¼—½ im dose).
nMI: 5mg by slow iv inj followed by a further 2.5—5mg if required.
nAcute pulmonary oedema: 2.5—5mg by slow iv inj.
nChronic pain: 5—10mg every four hrs, orally or by sc inj. Increase dose according to individual requirements.n
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- Not recommended.
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Elderly:
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- MI: half adult dose.
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Diamorphine Injection
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Legal Class:
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- CD
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How Supplied:
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- Diamorphine
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Indications:
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- Relief of acute or chronic severe pain. Relief of dyspnoea in acute pulmonary oedema.
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Children:
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- Not recommended.
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Elderly:
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- MI: half adult dose.
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General warnings for Diamorphine
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Contraindications:
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- Acute respiratory depression, obstructive airways disease. Acute alcoholism, head injury, raised intracranial pressure.
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Warnings:
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- Renal or hepatic impairment. BPH, convulsive disorders, hypothyroidism, hypotension, asthma or decreased respiratory reserve. Risk of tolerance and dependence. Elderly or debilitated patients. Pregnancy.
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Interactions:
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- Other CNS depressants, MAOIs.
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Adverse Effects:
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- Dizziness, nausea, vomiting, constipation a
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