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How long. Do 15mg morphine Stays in the body system .

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

How long DOES Morphine stay in the body? It depends on the type of morphine and how it was administered as well as if this patient is on Morphine chronically for pain control. What do you mean by stay in the body? Do you mean until effectiveness wears off? Our on a drug screen.

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

I am curious, Why?

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Specializes in med-tele/ER.

Just look up the pharmacokinetics of the drugs, will tell you onset time, half-life etc....

It is a loaded question without a lot of variables, not sure anyone here will be able to answer your question without you providing a ton of information, weight, dose, route.

Here is a link:

The pharmacokinetics of morphine and morphine glucuronide metabolites after subcutaneous bolus injection and subcutaneous infusion of morphine

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Specializes in Trauma Surgical ICU.

Hard not to jump to conclusions based on the question and the section it was posted in. OP, if this question is because you "took" the morphine, get help ASAP before something bad happens to a pt or yourself.

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