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Breakthrough pain: For same opioid & route divide 24 hour opioid dose by 6

Marie Curie Glasgow. Conversion Chart. This is advice on conversion factors and dose equivalents. It is not a guideline on using opioids. If converting in the opposite direction multiply rather than divide.

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Breakthrough pain: For same opioid & route divide 24 hour opioid dose by 6

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  1. Marie Curie Glasgow Conversion Chart This is advice on conversion factors and dose equivalents. It is not a guideline on using opioids. If converting in the opposite direction multiply rather than divide. *When changing to a different opioid it is usual to reduce the final opioid dose by one third: vigilance and provision for opioid toxicity and breakthrough pain is advised at this time. Contact Palliative care team for advice. ORAL MORPHINE mg/24hrs Contact palliative care team Divide by 2 Divide by 3 Divide by 2* Divide by 7.5* SUBCUTANEOUS MORPHINE mg/24hrs SUBCUTANEOUSDIAMORPHINE mg/24hrs ORAL OXYCODONE mg/24hrs ORAL HYDROMORPHONE mg/24hrs Equivalent* Divide by 2 Divide by 2 FENTANYLPATCH microgram/hr SUBCUTANEOUS OXYCODONE mg/24hrs SUBCUTANEOUS HYDROMORPHONE mg/24hrs Contact palliative care team Divide by 10* • Breakthrough pain: • For same opioid & route divide 24 hour opioid dose by 6 • For ACTIQ: start at lowest dose and titrate up • For Fentanyl: divide patch strength (microgram) by 5 to get breakthrough diamorphine dose (mg) SUBCUTANEOUS ALFENTANIL mg/24hrs J Adam May 2005

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