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MS Contin? - Mary
Posted: Dec 11, 2009
This is dealing with a patient with a severe migraine headache. The doctor states "She has not been able to get much of her methadone done. It is a typical migraine. I gave her MS 15 mg and promethazine 50 mg.
Should the "MS" be MS Contin? Just putting MS does not seem right to me so maybe I am mishearing it?
There is also MSIR - ...
[ In Reply To ..]Both MS Contin and MSIR come in 15 mg doses.
I would leave it "MS" or ask for clarification.
MS Contin, MSIR - Vikefantam
[ In Reply To ..]That's a pretty good dose of morphine. They gave me 10 mg as I was coming out of anesthesia from my hysterectomy and it still hurt like heck.
The above poster is right - morphine comes in both MS Contin and MSIR (morphine sulfate instant release, and sometimes they use both for chronic pain patients). If he is not specific, I'd be tempted just to type the "MS" and put a QA note in there to verify.
Put what he says. - NM
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MS - mt way too long
[ In Reply To ..]He may be thinking morphine sulfate and just says MS. I would type exactly what he said.
could also mean morphine sulfate - L&L
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