Oxycontin to methadone conversion
(opioids) Methadone oxycodone dose equivalent?
Current DOMED Conversion ratio (morphine : methadone) Conversion factor (approximate % of DOMED) 1,000 mg 20 : 1 5% Example of conversion to oral methadone: Patient is taking 80 mg Oxycontin orally 3 times daily.
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Opioid Conversion Ratios Guide to Palliative Care Practice Guideline. ... morphine (MS-Contin®, Kapanol®), oxycodone (OxyContin®, Endone®), methadone (Physeptone®) and buprenorphine. Two benzodiazepines (flunitrazepam and alprazolam) are also classified as Schedule 8 poisons and ketamine is a Schedule 8 poison, which some nurse ...
[DOC File]Utah Clinical Guidelines on Prescribing Opioids
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Conversion from methadone to MorphaBond® ER (morphine extended-release) Close monitoring is of particular importance when converting from methadone to other opioid agonists. The ratio between methadone and other opioid agonists may vary widely as a function of previous dose exposure.
[DOC File]*80 mg and 160 mg for use in opioid-tolerant patients only
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Oxycodone (OxyContin®) ... Conversion from methadone to Arymo® ER (morphine extended-release) Close monitoring is of particular importance when converting from methadone to other opioid agonists. The ratio between methadone and other opioid agonists may vary widely as a function of previous dose exposure. Methadone has a long half-life and ...
[DOC File]OPIOID ANALGESIA – DRUG CONVERSIONS AT KIRKWOOD …
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Conversion tables that have been established to assist with converting a patient from another opioid medication to methadone are considered by many experts to be unreliable. Methadone interacts with several other medications that can alter its metabolism changing the effects of a given dose on pain and on respiratory depression.
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For methadone, alfentanil, abstral and palexia (tapentadol) doses and conversions please discuss with consultant PTO. TRANSDERMAL BUPRENORPHINE PATCH micrograms/hour. ORAL OXYCODONE PO mg/day. OXYCODONE S/C mg/day. DIAMORPHINE S/C mg/day. ORAL MORPHINE PO mg/day. TRAMADOL PO mg/day. ÷3.6. ×3.6. TRANSDERMAL FENTANYL PATCH micrograms/hr. ÷10 ...
[DOC File]Equianalgesic Chart (Changes in italics)
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Conversion from Transdermal Fentanyl to OxyContin Eighteen hours following the removal of the transdermal fentanyl patch, OxyContin treatment can be initiated. Although there has been no systematic assessment of such conversion, a conservative oxycodone dose, approximately 10 mg q12h of OxyContin, should be initially substituted for each 25 µg ...
[DOCX File]Primary Care & Specialist Prescribing Guidelines
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In 2006, methadone was implicated in 30% of non-illicit drug-related deaths in Utah. Methadone was the most common drug identified by the Utah Medical Examiner as causing or contributing to accidental deaths, accounting for a disproportionate number of deaths compared to its frequency of use. Methadone …
[DOCX File]Anticipatory medicines
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6.Limit each opioid prescription to 28 days (exactly four weeks), writing this on the prescription (e.g. “must last 28 days”). Writing for a 28-day quantity and making sure this is scheduled for a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday every 4 weeks, reduces the problems of refills being sought on weekends or holidays, and requests for early refills because the patient will be running out on a ...
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