Infumorph and Technetium tc 99m tetrofosmin Injection

• 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: tetrofosmin
• Dosage Forms: injection, powder, lyophilized, for solution
• Other Brand Names: Myoview

Technetium Tc 99m tetrofosmin injection is a radiopharmaceutical. Radiopharmaceuticals are radioactive agents, which may be used to find and treat certain diseases or to study the function of the body's organs.

Technetium Tc 99m tetrofosmin injection is used to help your doctor see an image of your heart, to see how well it is working during exercise or resting conditions. It is also used to evaluate patients with possible coronary artery disease or heart failure.

Technetium tc 99m tetrofosmin is to be given only by or under the direct supervision of a doctor with specialized training in nuclear medicine.