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Can you split a 15mg ms contin (morphine) tab in half if you want to wean down?
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Yes: Yes or try to increase the duration fist in hours then in days.
Answered 7/25/2017
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NO: Ms contin (morphine) is time-released. Splitting it is a bad idea.
Answered 8/18/2017
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