| Opioid |
Equianalgesic Oral Dose (mg) |
Dosing Interval (hours) |
|
| meperidine (Demerol*) |
300 |
2–3 |
| codeine |
200 |
3–4 |
| morphine |
30 |
3–4 |
| oxycodone IR (Roxicodone*, Also in Percocet*, Percodan*, Tylox*, others) |
20–30 |
3–4 |
| Avinza* |
30 |
24 |
| oxycodone SR |
30 |
8–12 |
| methadone (Dolophine*, others) |
20 |
6–8 |
| levorphanol (levo-dromoran) |
4 |
6–8 |
| hydromorphone (Dilaudid*) |
7.5 |
3–4 |
| fentanyl (Duragesic Trans-dermal System*) |
25 mcg/hr |
72 |
|
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| *Demerol (Sanofi-Synthelabo, Malvern, PA); Roxicodone and Dolophine (Roxane Laboratories, Inc. Columbus, OH); Percocet and Percodan (Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Chadds Ford, PA); Tylox (Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Raritan, NJ); Avinza (Ligand Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, CA); Dilaudid (Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, IL); Fentanyl Transdermal System (Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., Titusville, NJ). |
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