PO. To: Codeine, fentaNYL, HYDROcodone, HYDROmorphone, Methadone, Morphine, oxyCODONE, Oxymorphone, SUFentanil, Tramadol. IV/IM, PO. Loading
In current practice, the most common conversion ratio from PO to IV methadone is 2:1. Inversely, the conversion ratio is assumed to be IV to PO methadone of 1:2.
Parenteral Methadone: Dosing. 1. Convert opioid to oral methadone dose equivalent. 2. TDD of IV methadone is 50% of the TDD of PO methadone. 3
1pt fentanyl IV ≈ mg hydromorphone IV ≈ mg hydromorphone po strategy using buprenorphine and methadone versus conventional methadone maintenance
Meperidine. PO. 1 mg ; Methadone. IV. 1mg ; Methadone. PO. 1mg ; Morphine. IV. 1 mg ; Morphine. Epidural. 1 mg.
IV to PO Conversion: Hydromorphone IV : PO = 1 : 5; Methadone IV : PO = 1 IV Lorazepam (Max Dose: 4 mg). PRN IV Lorazepam (Max Dose: 4 mg). 0.06 mg
Class: Opioid analgesic. Indications: Severe pain, cough, †an alternative To convert from PO methadone to methadone SC/IV, halve the PO dose. For
Levorphanol (chronic PO): 1.0 Meperidine (IV/IM/SC): 75: Meperidine (PO): 300 Methadone (acute IV): 5.0 Methadone (acute PO): 10 Methadone (chronic PO): see table above Morphine (IV/IM/SC): 10 Morphine (acute PO): 60 Morphine (chronic PO): 30 Nalbuphine (IV/IM/SC): 10 Oxycodone (PO): 20 Oxymorphone (IV/IM/SC): 1.0 Oxymorphone (PO): 10
Hydromorphone (IV/IM/SC): 1.5 Hydromorphone (PO): 7.5 Levorphanol (acute PO): 4.0 Levorphanol (chronic PO): 1.0 Meperidine (IV/IM/SC): 75: Meperidine (PO): 300 Methadone (acute IV): 5.0 Methadone (acute PO): 10 Methadone (chronic PO): see table above Morphine (IV/IM/SC): 10 Morphine (acute PO): 60 Morphine (chronic PO): 30 Nalbuphine (IV/IM/SC
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