MST CONTINUS

This brand name is authorized in Cyprus, Estonia, Croatia, Ireland, Malta, Poland, United Kingdom, South Africa

Active ingredients

The drug MST CONTINUS contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1	Morphine UNII X3P646A2J0 - MORPHINE SULFATE
	Morphine is a narcotic analgesic obtained from opium. Morphine acts as an agonist at opiate receptors in the CNS particularly Mu and to a lesser extent Kappa receptors. Mu receptors are thought to mediate supraspinal analgesia, respiratory depression and euphoria, and Kappa receptors, spinal analgesia, miosis and sedation.
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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document	Type	Information Source
MST CONTINUS Prolonged release granules for oral suspension	MPI, EU: SmPC	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)
MST CONTINUS Prolonged-release tablet	MPI, EU: SmPC	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group		Classification
N02AA01	Morphine	N Nervous system → N02 Analgesics → N02A Opioids → N02AA Natural opium alkaloids
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
EE	Ravimiamet	1033276, 1080278, 1080289, 1080290
GB	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency	19201, 19204, 19209, 28834, 28838, 30779, 30788, 381005, 381007, 381524, 381526, 381528, 381531, 381534, 391224, 391226, 40884, 40893, 43796
HR	Agencija za lijekove i medicinske proizvode	HR-H-113395944, HR-H-448781299, HR-H-734333555, HR-H-863692829
IE	Health Products Regulatory Authority	35130, 35149, 35157, 35165, 53341, 53368
MT	Medicines Authority	AA729/33201
PL	Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych	100093056, 100093062, 100093079, 100093085, 100093091
ZA	Health Products Regulatory Authority	R/2.9/294, R/2.9/295, S/2.9/278, S/2.9/279