Advice
Medicine withdrawn
The marketing authorisation for extended release morphine sulphate for epidural injection (Depodur) has been withdrawn.
Medicine details
- Medicine name:
- extended release morphine sulphate for epidural injection (Depodur)
- SMC ID:
- 528/09
- Indication:
Postoperative pain following major orthopaedic, abdominal or pelvic surgery
- Pharmaceutical company
- Flynn Pharma Ltd
- BNF chapter
- Central nervous system
- Submission type
- Resubmission
- Date advice published
- 08 March 2010
Additional notes
The manufacturer, Flynn Pharma Ltd, has confirmed that extended release morphine sulphate for epidural injection (Depodur) has been discontinued.