What Does Morphine Pills Look Like?
ETHEX Corp. is recalling one lot of 60 mg extended-release morphine sulfate tablets. These pills could be thicker than normal and contain up to twice the dose of painkiller. Taking pills from this lot could cause a potentially life-threatening overdose. The tablets were distributed between April 16 and 27. For more information, call 800-321-1705.
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