Morphine is a prototype opioid that is less lipophilic (less blood-brain barrier penetration) than the synthetic opioids and therefore has a slower onset of action (within 20 minutes) but a longer analgesic duration (4 to 6 hours and up to 7 hours for morphine-6-glucoronide). [More]
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