Double talk lives! Here's a cool announcement of the result of a procedure which shows promise. The headline says "Morphine spray more effective...". The body of the text compares the results of morphine injections against the use of diamorphine nasal spray, concluding that the latter is as effective for control of serious pain in children.
Damned right it would be, too. "Diamorphine" is a technical name for a drug derived from opium which is related to morphine but more powerful. It has many interesting clinical characteristics. It's also quite famous under its more usual name. If you want to see what they're hiding, here's a description of Diamorphine.
I wonder how many of the parents knew what their kids were really being given. posted by Steven Den Beste at 2:47 PM on February 2, 2001
(Best Den Beste post ever!) posted by sylloge at 3:18 PM on February 2, 2001
Here's another report of the same thing from Medscape. This time they obscure it even further under a simple description as "nasal spray". (Medscape is operated by the National Institutes of Health, in Atlanta.) posted by Steven Den Beste at 4:39 PM on February 2, 2001
Diacetylmorphine is actually the correct name for this Candy. More and interesting information about it can be found here.I just can't figure out why this chocolate doesn't taste like chocolate, though. Hmmm... posted by lizardboy at 12:31 AM on February 3, 2001
Finally, someone tells it like it is... posted by Optamystic at 3:15 AM on February 3, 2001
Well, duh, Stephen. There's a reason Bayer trademarked the name. I mean, which are you going to remember to ask for at the pharmacist, diacetylmorphine or name-brand Heroin?
Damned right it would be, too. "Diamorphine" is a technical name for a drug derived from opium which is related to morphine but more powerful. It has many interesting clinical characteristics. It's also quite famous under its more usual name. If you want to see what they're hiding, here's a description of Diamorphine.
I wonder how many of the parents knew what their kids were really being given.
posted by Steven Den Beste at 2:47 PM on February 2, 2001