Chronic Pain
"Morphine is typically administered in a hospital setting through IV. They take this route because pain relief is essentially instant. The main difference w/these coated pills, while they are a higher milligram (60mg), I was given anywhere from 2 to 4mg through my IV. Some would say the upside through your IV, is the instant relief (in the ER, that&#039;s the point),but the duration of relief (some say),is shorter than that of the pills, which by design are rated to last 12 hrs. The info along w/the script says the coating is there because it&#039;s an extended-release tablet, hence the 12hr rating for pain relief. They make an immediate release pill but for home use most dr&#039;s will script these. Sometimes norco is added for immediate relief as needed."