Embeda Capsule: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates

Name: Embeda Capsule: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates
Duration: 4 min 39 s
Description: Embeda contains a combination of morphine and naltrexone. Morphine is an opioid pain medication (a narcotic). Naltrexone blocks certain effects of opioid medication, including feelings of well-being that can lead to opioid abuse. It is an extended-release capsule and is not meant to be used on an as-needed basis. Note: the Embeda brand and its generics have been discontinued in the United States.

Embeda Capsule

Generic name	morphine sulfate and naltrexone hydrochloride
Drug class	Narcotic analgesic combinations
Forms	Extended-release capsule

Embeda contains a combination of morphine and naltrexone. Morphine is an opioid pain medication (a narcotic). Naltrexone blocks certain effects of opioid medication, including feelings of well-being that can lead to opioid abuse. It is an extended-release capsule and is not meant to be used on an as-needed basis. Note: the Embeda brand and its generics have been discontinued in the United States.

General information

Follow the prescriber and the leaflet that comes with this medicine.