(a) whether the Government proposes to permit the use of morphine as per the
doctors prescription for relieving patients of cancer and other fatal diseases of the
crippling pain;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
(a) whether the Government proposes to permit the use of morphine as per the
doctors prescription for relieving patients of cancer and other fatal diseases of the
crippling pain;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE(SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI)
(a) to (c): Morphine, a narcotic drug, is an analgesic to provide palliative care to
patients suffering from cancer and other intractable pain.The Directorate General
Health Services has informed that Morphine can be prescribed by the doctors for
relieving patients from the crippling pain.Government has taken various steps to
ensure easy availability of Morphine in the country to meet the requirement of
patients suffering from pain in terminal stages of Cancer. Schedule K of the Drugs
and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 has been amended to exempt pain and palliative care centres
approved by State Licencing Authority from the requirement of sale license to stock
and supply Morphine formulations.