Pharmacists: Any idea what this presciption could be for?

[Heroic Combo]

Four morphine 30mg IR to be crushed at once and mixed with cold cream or biofreeze. Apply to affected area.

Any idea what this would be for? And where it might be applied?

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[zelman]

http://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/treatments/pharmacological/non-opioids/topical-use-morphine

 

[npage148]

Sounds like a waste of drug esp for a less potent and poorly lipophilic drug (ie morphine)

 

[zelman]

Sounds like a waste of drug esp for a less potent and poorly lipophilic drug (ie morphine)

At least it's cheap.