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== Background ==
==Background==


* Class of analgesic medications that act primarily on the μ-opioid receptor
*Class of analgesic medications that act primarily on the μ-opioid receptor


== Morphine Milligram Equivalent Dose ==
==Morphine Milligram Equivalent Dose==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Drug
!Drug
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!MME per mg IV/SC
!MME per mg IV/SC
|-
|-
|[[Codeine]]
|[[Meperidine]]
|0.1
|0.1
|—
|-
|[[Codeine]]
|0.15
|—
|—
|-
|-
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|-
|-
|[[Oxycodone]]
|[[Oxycodone]]
|2
|1.5
|—
|—
|-
|-
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|}
|}


=== Fentanyl ===
* IV is essentially twice as strong as PO
{| class="wikitable"
!Fentanyl mcg/h
!MME
|-
|25
|60-134
|-
|37
|135-179
|-
|50
|180-224
|-
|62
|225-269
|-
|75
|270-314
|-
|87
|315-359
|-
|100
|360-404
|}

*IV is essentially twice as strong as PO


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[[Category:Addiction medicine]]
[[Category:Addiction medicine]]
[[Category:Anaesthesia]]
[[Category:Anaesthesia]]

Revision as of 01:12, 29 July 2020

Background

  • Class of analgesic medications that act primarily on the μ-opioid receptor

Morphine Milligram Equivalent Dose

Drug MME per mg PO MME per mg IV/SC
Meperidine 0.1 —
Codeine 0.15 —
Morphine 1 2
Oxycodone 1.5 —
Hydromorphone 5 10
Fentanyl 200 MME per 50 mcg/h transdermal

Fentanyl

Fentanyl mcg/h MME
25 60-134
37 135-179
50 180-224
62 225-269
75 270-314
87 315-359
100 360-404
  • IV is essentially twice as strong as PO