Infumorph and Stelara

• Generic Name: morphine
• Dosage Forms: injection, solution
• Other Brand Names:

  Duramorph PF, Infumorph, Mitigo, Arymo ER, Kadian, MorphaBond ER, Avinza, MS Contin, RMS, Roxanol

Morphine injection is used to relieve moderate to severe pain. It may also be used before or during surgery with an anesthetic (medicine that puts you to sleep). Morphine belongs to the group of medicines called narcotic analgesics (pain medicines). It acts on the central nervous system (CNS) to relieve pain.

When a narcotic medicine is used for a long time, it may become habit-forming, causing mental or physical dependence. However, people who have continuing pain should not let the fear of dependence keep them from using narcotics to relieve their pain. Mental dependence (addiction) is not likely to occur when narcotics are used for this purpose. Physical dependence may lead to withdrawal side effects if treatment is stopped suddenly. However, severe withdrawal side effects can usually be prevented by gradually reducing the dose over a period of time before treatment is stopped completely.

This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.

• Generic Name: ustekinumab
• Dosage Forms: injection, solution
• Other Brand Names: Stelara, Stelara PFS

Stelara (ustekinumab) is an immunosuppressant that reduces the effects of a chemical substance in the body that can cause inflammation.

Stelara is used to treat plaque psoriasis in adults and children who are at least 12 years old. It is also used to treat psoriatic arthritis in adults, and is sometimes given with another medicine called methotrexate.

Stelara is used in adults to treat moderately to severely active Crohn's disease after other medicines have been tried without success.

Stelara is also used in adults to treat moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis.