Morphine deadenspainbyacting at nervesynapses, butitalsoactivates glialcells, possiblyworseningthedrug'sside effects, such asdrowsiness, tolerance, worsening of pain, and addiction.
This includes practicing without a doctor's supervision and prescribing narcotics such as morphine for pain.
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The medications typically in short supply are generally low cost drugs suchasmorphine sulfate, zofran, compazine, reglan, ativan and valium.. The shortages often involve injectable drugs which are more technically difficult to manufacture than oral medications.