OPIOID CONVERSION GUIDE
OPIOID CONVERSION GUIDE
These conversions are a guide only. Patients may vary in their response to different opioids. After changing opioid, close assessment should follow and the dose altered as necessary.
Equianalgesic doses of oral opioids
Oral opioid
morphine hydromorphone oxycodone codeine tapentadol tramadol
Conversion factor (opioid dose x or ? by factor
= morphine dose)
x 5 x 1.5 ? 8 ? 3 ? 5
Practical equianalgesic
dose 10 mg
2 mg 5-7.5 mg* 75-90 mg*
50 mg* 50 mg
* dose guided by strength of medication available
Methadone conversions are complicated and prescribing should be restricted to medical
specialists with experience of methadone prescribing for pain management.
Subcutaneous route conversions
Opioid
morphine hydromorphone
Oral dose
30 mg 6 mg
Conversion factor
(oral dose ? by factor = subcut dose)
? 3 ? 3
Equianalgesic subcutaneous
dose 10 mg
2 mg
Transdermal preparation conversions
Opioid
buprenorphine fentanyl
Patch strength
5 microgram/hr 12 microgram/hr
Equianalgesic oral morphine dose 12 mg/24 hrs
30-45 mg/24 hrs
Sublingual preparation conversions
Opioid
buprenorphine tablet fentanyl tablet fentanyl lozenge
Dose
200 microgram 100 microgram 200 microgram
Equianalgesic oral morphine dose for pain 8-16 mg
no direct conversion initiate 200 microgram lozenge
and titrate to effect
February 2022
................
................
In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.
To fulfill the demand for quickly locating and searching documents.
It is intelligent file search solution for home and business.
Related download
- switching opioids using equivalency tables
- s opiate equianalgesic dosing chart committee
- severn hospice opioid conversion table for use in adult
- opioid equianalgesic dose chart
- opioid conversion guide
- a guide to equivalent doses for opioid drugs
- fentanyl transdermal patch guidelines for use
- palliative care opioid conversion guide
- opioid conversion guidelines
- opioid conversion chart our lady s hospice
Related searches
- opioid conversion calculator
- opioid conversion calculator washington state
- opioid conversion table
- opioid conversion calculation examples
- opioid conversion table pdf
- demystifying opioid conversion calculations
- opioid conversion practice problems
- mcpherson opioid conversion table
- opioid conversion washington state
- opioid conversion calculator washington
- opioid conversion chart
- cdc opioid conversion guide