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Morphine sulfate oral solution 100 mg per 5 mL (20 mg/mL): medication use error—reports of accidental overdose.
MedWatch Safety Alert. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; January 10, 2011.

This announcement reveals a labeling change to reduce the potential for misadministration of a pain medication.
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