Liquid morphine discontinuation could leave kids with ‘poorly managed pain’

Ordine distribution will end in January next year, with wholesalers expected to run out of stock by April.
Sarah Simpkins
Dr Bronwyn Sacks.

Doctors are preparing to lose access to liquid morphine, with the only brand registered in Australia, Ordine, to be withdrawn from sale early next year.

Drug sponsor Mundipharma says its local manufacturer is ending production and that it is “not commercially viable” to find another.