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    • [PDF File] Opioid Conversion Table - BC Renal

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      6 Methadone has a prolonged and variable half-life; regular dosing increases potency. A 10:1 initial conversion ratio for morphine oral equivalent to methadone is recommended for most patients. Extreme caution is necessary when switching from high doses of other opioids to methadone due to extreme individual variability. Initial dose should not ...

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    • [PDF File] Interim Clinical Guidance: Outpatient Transfer from …

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      Outpatient Transfer from Methadone to Buprenorphine Using the Micro-dosing or Bridging Methods 4 Interim Micro-dosing Guidance Micro-dosing involves a client continuing to take methadone while commencing small doses of sublingual buprenorphine. Buprenorphine is up titrated while methadone is down titrated over approximately one week.

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    • [PDF File] Conversion of Opioid Medicines Dosages

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      Total daily morphine dose =. Divide total by two =. Prescribe as morphine MR. 20 mg x 6 doses = 120 mg daily 120 mg divided by 2 = 60 mg = 60 mg twice daily. Ensure also that an appropriate dose of immediate release opioid is prescribed “as required (prn)” for breakthrough pain. This should be the 4 hourly equivalent of the total daily dose.

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    • [PDF File] Demystifying Opioid Conversion Calculations: A Guide to

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      JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE, Volume 14, Number 5, 2011. Demystifying Opioid Conversion Calculations a Guide for Effective Dosing is a thorough synopsis of opioid pharmacotherapy. The book concentrates on the important mathematical, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and patient parameters that a pain medicine clinician needs to safely ...

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    • [PDF File] Transdermal Fentanyl Dose Conversion Guide

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      Transdermal Fentanyl Dose Conversion Guide. Adapted from Palliative Adult Network Guidelines 3rd Edition (2011) NB/The conversions given in this table are approximate and may need to be adjusted according to response. 24 hourly Oral Morphine Dose (mg) Fentanyl Patch Strength (mcg/hr) 4 hourly oral morphine (mg) also breakthrough …

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    • [PDF File] METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION, USP 200 mg/20 …

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      Methadone is primarily metabolized by N-demethylation to an inactive metabolite, 2-ethylidene-1,5-dimethyl-3,3-diphenylpyrrolidene (EDDP). Cytochrome P450 enzymes, primarily CYP3A4, CYP2B6, CYP2C19, CYP2C9 and CYP2D6, are responsible for conversion of methadone to EDDP and other inactive metabolites, which are excreted …

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    • [PDF File] Methadose™ Oral Concentrate and Methadose™ Sugar-Free …

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      ree, sugar-free, unflavored liquid concentrate of methadone hydrochloride. ach liquid concentrate contains 10 mg of methadone hydrochloride per mL. Methadone hydrochloride is chemically. described as 3-heptanone, 6-(dimethylamino)-4, 4-diphenyl-, hydrochloride. Methadone hydroch. oride is a white, essentially odorless, bitter-tasting ...

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    • [PDF File] Demystifying Opioid Conversion Calculations: A Guide for

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      converting from parenteral PCA therapy to. oral or transdermal opioid therapy, 212. dosage escalation, 104–105, 107. dosage reduction, 110. epidural catheter pulled out, 215. methadone in opioid-naïve patient, 154–155. PCA, 199–200. PCA by proxy, 200–201. PCA continuous infusion dosing, 202.

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    • [PDF File] Opioid Conversion Tables - ASHP

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      Opioid Conversion Tables . Ernest Dole , Pharm.D., BCPS , PhC, FASHP . Clinical Pharmacist , University of New Mexico Hospitals . Chronic Pain C onsultation & Treatment Center . Table 1: Pharmacokinetic Data for Oral Opioids . Starting Dose Onset Peak Duration Half life Codeine 30 - 60 mg q 4 hr 30 min 1.5 hr 6 hours 2-4 hr Morphine SA

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    • [PDF File] DISKETS® Dispersible Tablets CII (Methadone …

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      de Tablets for Oral Suspension, USP), is for oral admi. tration following dispersion in a liquid. Each tablet contains 40 mg of methadone hydrochloride. Methadone hyd. ochloride is chemically described as (3-heptanone, 6-(dimethylamino)-4, 4diphenyl-, hydrochl. ride). Methadone hydrochloride is a white, essentially odorless, bitter-tasting ...

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    • [PDF File] Opioid Conversion Tables - ASHP

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      Opioid Conversion Tables . Ernest Dole , Pharm.D., BCPS , PhC, FASHP . Clinical Pharmacist , University of New Mexico Hospitals . Chronic Pain C onsultation & Treatment Center . Table 1: Pharmacokinetic Data for Oral Opioids . Starting Dose Onset Peak Duration Half life Codeine 30 - 60 mg q 4 hr 30 min 1.5 hr 6 hours 2-4 hr Morphine SA

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    • [PDF File] Appendix A: Equianalgesic Conversion for Morphine - Gov

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      e opioid-naïve is contraindicated at any dose. The conversion table is unidirectional only and should ONLY be used to convert adult patients from their current oral or parenteral opioid analgesic to the approximate f. tanyl transdermal patch for use in chronic pain.Do not convert patients previously on codeine or tramadol to fentanyl ...

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    • [PDF File] Methadone – safe and effective use for chronic pain

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      Methadone for opioid tolerant patients – ratios change based on current opioid dose Because the analgesic effect of methadone is a result of more than its opioid effects, the conversion ratios with morphine are not linear but change with increasing doses. Various conversion ratios for morphine to methadone have

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    • [PDF File] A Review of Novel Methods To Support The Transition From …

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      Indeed, methadone is related to 1/3 of all deaths related to opioids in the United States,4 and 25% of all opioid-related deaths in British Columbia.5 Many methadone patients who request buprenor-phine/naloxone sublingual (SL) remain on methadone due to difficulties in transitioning to buprenorphine given methadone’s extended half-life of ...

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    • [PDF File] Opioid Oral Morphine Milligram Equivalent (MME) …

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      The CDC MME conversion factor to calculate morphine milligram equivalents of methadone is 3. Calculating MME for methadone in clinical practice often involves a sliding-scale approa ch whereby the conversion factor increases with increasing dose since the conversion factor of 3 for methadone could underestimate MME for a given …

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    • [PDF File] Rotating Opioids Chronic Pain v2 P1

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      Rotating Opioids to Manage Chronic Pain. Opioid rotation is the switching of one opioid to another, with the goal of improving analgesia, minimizing adverse effects, and/or reducing the overall opioid dose. A rotation is typically performed in a patient with a continued indication for opioid therapy who is having inadequate benefits (including ...

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    • [PDF File] Opioid Dose Equivalence Calculation Table - Australian and …

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      5. Methadone, fentanyl lozenges and neuraxial opioids are not included in this table due to their complex and variable pharmacokinetics. 6. The conversion factors listed are derived from pooled data in the peer-reviewed literature and pharmaceutical company product information. Selected references 1.

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    • [PDF File] Opioid conversion ratios - Safer Care Victoria

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      Opioid conversion guidance Safer Care Victoria 1 Background 2 Guiding clinical principles 4 Conversion tables 6 1. Oral morphine to other oral opioids 7 2. Oral opioids to subcutaneous opioids – same drug to same drug 7 3. Oral morphine to transdermal fentanyl 7 4. Oral methadone to subcutaneous methadone – same drug to same drug 8 5.

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    • [PDF File] Transdermal and Parenteral Fentanyl Dosage Calculations and …

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      He is getting a total of 300 mg oral morphine per day (120 × 2 plus 30 × 2 = 240 + 60 = 300). Step 3 is the conversion calculation, followed by Step 4, which is individualiz-ing the dose for the patient. Three hundred milligrams a day of oral morphine is equiva-lent to 100 mg per day of parenteral morphine.

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    • [PDF File] Oral Methadone Dosing Recommendations for the …

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      A proposed safe and conservative approach is a 1:3 methadone to morphine ratio (10mg methadone/day = 30mg oral morphine/day).3 However, literature suggests patients may end up on as high as 1:4.7 methadone to morphine ratio …

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    • [PDF File] PCA Therapy for Opioid TOLERANT Patients [1824]

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      r Opioid TOLERANT - HMSJ Only (Single Response)( ) morPHINE PCA 30 mg/30 mL in sodium chloride 0.9% for Opioid Tolerant Loading Dose (optional): Not Ordered<BR>PCA Dose: 1 mg<BR>Lockout: Not Ordered<BR>Continuous Dose: 0 mg/hr<BR>MAX (Four hour dose limit): 20 mg intraven.

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    • [PDF File] Methadone for Analgesia

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      Methadone is an oral long-acting synthetic opioid. Due to the unique pharmacokinetics of methadone, which has a long and variable half-life and a large volume of distribution, if doses are inappropriately high or increased too rapidly there is a risk of accumulation leading to sedation, respiratory depression and even death.

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