Injectable Morphine and Route

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Mon, 09/24/2018 - 18:38
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Christine Low
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Injectable Morphine and Route

The package insert Westward brand injectable morphine specifically states 'for intravenous use' / for 'direct IV injection' - there is no reference to IM or subcutaneous routes.
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/202515s000lbl.pdf
I'm soliciting feedback and rationale on whether the IM or Subcutaneous routes could be included in an EMR build (or not).
I use morphine as an example - but know this wouldn't translate to all generics (e.g. generic bortezomib was only FDA approved for IV route - where Velcade PI includes IV and Subcut routes).
Thanks in advance for your time! Christine

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