M-ESLON 30 MG
MORPHINE SULFATE : 30 MG · DIN 02019949 · ETHYPHARM INC
Health Canada status: MARKETED
What is M-ESLON?
M-ESLON 30 MG contains MORPHINE SULFATE : 30 MG. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 02019949, held by ETHYPHARM INC, supplied as CAPSULE (EXTENDED RELEASE) for ORAL administration. Health Canada currently lists it as marketed, status dated 07-Aug-2006. Nexara Health is a licensed Canadian wholesale distributor (DEL 3-002896-A) and can source this product for hospitals, pharmacies and clinics. Availability and lead time are confirmed per order.
What is M-ESLON used for?
Management of pain severe enough to require daily, continuous, long-term opioid treatment for which alternative options are inadequate. Not for acute or as-needed pain.
Authorized indication as written in the Health Canada product monograph. For healthcare professionals and licensed purchasers; this is not medical advice.
What else is M-ESLON called?
The same molecule, MORPHINE, is registered under other names elsewhere. Buyers and prescribers searching from outside Canada — or working from a foreign prescription or tender document — often know it by one of these:
| Name | Script | Registered in |
|---|---|---|
| MS Contin | Latin | Australia |
| Morphine Juno | Latin | Australia |
| Kapanol | Latin | Australia |
| MS Mono | Latin | Australia |
| Anamorph | Latin | Australia |
| Sevredol | Latin | Australia, Morocco |
| Morphine Phebra | Latin | Australia |
| MOSCONTIN | Latin | Morocco |
| MORPHINE | Latin | Morocco |
| OPIUM CAMPHORATED TINCT | Latin | South Africa |
Names are taken from national medicine registers and published price lists. A product registered abroad is not authorized for sale in Canada unless it holds its own DIN; import is possible only through the routes Health Canada permits.
Product details and regulatory record
| DIN | 02019949 |
|---|---|
| Brand name | M-ESLON |
| Generic / active ingredient | MORPHINE SULFATE : 30 MG |
| Manufacturer | ETHYPHARM INC |
| Strength | 30 MG |
| Dosage form | CAPSULE (EXTENDED RELEASE) |
| Route of administration | ORAL |
| Schedule | NARCOTICS (CDSA I) |
| ATC code | N02AA01 MORPHINE |
| AHFS class | 28:08.08 |
| Biosimilar | No |
| Health Canada status | MARKETED |
| Status date | 07-Aug-2006 |
| Original market date | 1993-12-31 00:00:00 |
How is this product identified?
Purchase orders, customs paperwork and tender documents each ask for a different identifier, and a DIN written without its leading zeros is the single most common reason an order line fails to match. Every form Nexara accepts for this product is listed here.
| DIN (8-digit, as used in Nexara ordering) | 02019949 |
|---|---|
| DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents) | 2019949 |
| Brand name | M-ESLON |
| Active ingredient / INN | MORPHINE SULFATE : 30 MG |
| ATC code | N02AA01 |
| ATC anatomical main group | N — Nervous system |
| ATC therapeutic subgroup | N02 |
| AHFS class | 28:08.08 |
| Health Canada schedule | NARCOTICS (CDSA I) |
| Biosimilar biologic | No |
| Market authorization holder | ETHYPHARM INC |
How is it administered?
Must be swallowed whole or contents sprinkled on soft food; do not chew/crush. Dosage must be individualized. Not for as-needed (prn) use. Titrate to reach adequate analgesia.
Included because it drives pack selection and wastage. Consult the monograph.
How is it stored and handled?
Not explicitly stated in the provided text (standard practice is 15-30°C, but not in snippet).
How is it supplied?
10 mg, 15 mg, 30 mg, 60 mg, 100 mg, 200 mg strengths available (specific container sizes not provided in text).
Which pack is which?
| Strength on the label | 30 MG |
|---|---|
| Dosage form | CAPSULE (EXTENDED RELEASE) |
| Route | ORAL |
| Packaging as described in the monograph | 10 mg, 15 mg, 30 mg, 60 mg, 100 mg, 200 mg strengths available (specific container sizes not provided in text). |
| Storage | Not explicitly stated in the provided text (standard practice is 15-30°C, but not in snippet). |
One DIN can cover more than one pack size, and the pack — not the DIN — is what gets priced, shipped and invoiced. Before an order line is unambiguous Nexara needs the strength, the pack size and the presentation.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to morphine; GI obstruction; acute asthma/respiratory depression; severe CNS depression; head injury; severe cirrhosis; pregnancy/nursing; MAO inhibitors; alcohol use.
Warnings and precautions
Risk of addiction, abuse, misuse; life-threatening respiratory depression; fatal overdose if crushed/chewed; neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome; risks with benzodiazepines/alcohol.
Is MORPHINE in shortage in Canada?
A Canadian shortage report is on file for a product containing this molecule: Resolved — reported by JAMP PHARMA CORPORATION, last seen 04 Sep 2026. A shortage on one presentation does not always affect every DIN of the molecule — the alternatives below list what else is marketed in Canada. Nexara can confirm current availability and identify substitutions or import options where permitted.
What can be used instead?
Other Canadian products sharing ATC code N02AA01 MORPHINE. 56 of 172 DINs in this group are currently marketed — marketed products are listed first, because that is what can actually be bought. These tables describe supply, not clinical equivalence: substitution rests with the prescriber or pharmacist, and interchangeability is determined provincially.
| Product | Strength | Form | Manufacturer | Health Canada status | DIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOLORAL SIROP | 1 MG | SYRUP | LABORATOIRE ATLAS INC | MARKETED | DIN 00614491 |
| DOLORAL SIROP | 5 MG | SYRUP | LABORATOIRE ATLAS INC | MARKETED | DIN 00614505 |
| KADIAN | 10 MG | CAPSULE (EXTENDED RELEASE) | BGP PHARMA ULC | MARKETED | DIN 02242163 |
| KADIAN | 100 MG | CAPSULE (EXTENDED RELEASE) | BGP PHARMA ULC | MARKETED | DIN 02184451 |
| KADIAN | 20 MG | CAPSULE (EXTENDED RELEASE) | BGP PHARMA ULC | MARKETED | DIN 02184435 |
| KADIAN | 200 MG | CAPSULE (EXTENDED RELEASE) | BGP PHARMA ULC | MARKETED | DIN 02559722 |
| KADIAN | 50 MG | CAPSULE (EXTENDED RELEASE) | BGP PHARMA ULC | MARKETED | DIN 02184443 |
| M-EDIAT | 10 MG | CAPSULE (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) | ETHYPHARM INC | MARKETED | DIN 02320428 |
| M-EDIAT | 20 MG | CAPSULE (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) | ETHYPHARM INC | MARKETED | DIN 02320436 |
| M-EDIAT | 30 MG | CAPSULE (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) | ETHYPHARM INC | MARKETED | DIN 02320444 |
Who else supplies MORPHINE worldwide?
Nexara tracks national medicine registries and published price lists across multiple markets. MORPHINE appears in 167 registered pack listings across 7 markets, published on 6 different national price bases. Where a Canadian route is closed, that is where an alternative route of supply starts — subject to the import rules in both countries.
Registered listings are not stock. Ask us to confirm what can actually be sourced for your order.
How much does MORPHINE cost around the world?
MORPHINE is listed on 5 national price registers Nexara tracks, across 109 pack listings published on 5 different price bases. What each country publishes is set out below.
| Market | What that country publishes | Brands listed | Pack listings | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | ex-manufacturer | 13 | 80 | 08 Sep 2026 |
| United Kingdom | hospital | 11 | 11 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| Morocco | PPV (public price) | 4 | 8 | 05 Sep 2026 |
| South Africa | single exit price | 8 | 8 | 01 Sep 2026 |
| United States | acquisition | 2 | 2 | 03 Sep 2026 |
Why there are no figures here. These bases are not comparable. A Brazilian ex-factory ceiling, a Belgian pharmacy public price and a Japanese reimbursement rate answer three different questions, and none of them is what a product lands in Canada for. Putting them side by side would mislead in both directions, so Nexara publishes where a molecule is listed and on what basis, and quotes the delivered Canadian price per order.
How can I get it?
Nexara Health supplies this product to licensed Canadian buyers — pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, licensed distributors, and clinical trial sponsors or their CROs. We confirm stock, pack size, expiry and pricing at the time of quotation. If the product is on backorder or in shortage, we identify equivalent alternatives and import options where permitted.
Ordering questions
Who can buy this from Nexara?
Licensed entities only. Nexara holds Health Canada establishment licence DEL 3-002896-A and ships only to a licensed address.
Is there a minimum order?
Yes, set per product line and per pack multiple rather than on the order total, so you are never asked to buy a part-pack. The minimum for this line is confirmed with your quote.
What is the lead time?
Confirmed per order at quotation, and it depends on current stock position and whether the product is in shortage.
Can Nexara supply this for a clinical trial?
Yes — comparator and background-therapy supply, including sourcing from other markets where a Canadian pack will not satisfy the protocol. Clinical trial supply.