My husband has severe back pain and has been in treatment in Ohio for the last three years.. We recently moved to Alabama and the drs here don t want to treat him with Opanna which is what he has been on for three years.. The insurance will not cover oxycontin. So the next step that the insurance will cover is the morphine sulphate.. is it equal to the opanna or the oxycontin.??. The insurance called tonight and they are changing him to the morphine sulphate 30 mg.Thats only what they will cover..She also said something about the timed release, what is the difference..
Hi, They are both opiates. They have the same action and are about the same potency. People tend to have different reactions to them and to have strong preferences. Timed release puts a small amount out for a long period of time. The level can be adjusted. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Matt Wachsman, Addiction Medicine Specialist