Morphine sulfate vs. Nucynta: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Morphine sulfate and Nucynta. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 266,323 people who take Morphine sulfate and Nucynta, and is updated regularly.
What is Morphine sulfate?
Morphine sulfate has active ingredients of morphine sulfate. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 87,261 Morphine sulfate users. Check the latest studies of Morphine sulfate.
What is Nucynta?
Nucynta has active ingredients of tapentadol hydrochloride. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 31,818 Nucynta users. Check the latest studies of Nucynta.
266,323 people who take Morphine sulfate and Nucynta are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Nucynta (tapentadol hydrochloride)
- Morphine Sulfate (morphine sulfate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Morphine Sulfate:
- not at all: 3.7800000000000002 %
- somewhat: 21.71 %
- moderate: 41.79 %
- high: 25.1 %
- very high: 7.63 %
Nucynta:
- not at all: 6.13 %
- somewhat: 26.13 %
- moderate: 36.77 %
- high: 24.52 %
- very high: 6.45 %
Want to compare Morphine sulfate with Nucynta?
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DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Rasmy A, Rahal M, Kisana M, Ahmad S, Salah A, "Morphine induced thrombocytopenia: A case report", Journal of Case Reports and Images in Oncology, 2015 Dec .
- Rasmy A, Rahal M, Kisana M, Ahmad S, Salah A, "Morphine induced thrombocytopenia: A case report", Journal of Case Reports and Images in Oncology, 2015 Dec .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Morphine sulfate (86,106 reports)
- Nucynta (31,345 reports)
Browse all side effects of Morphine sulfate:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all side effects of Nucynta:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on morphine sulfate and tapentadol hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Morphine sulfate and Nucynta, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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