Opioid Drug Conversions
SC morphine is twice as strong as PO morphine | ||
PO oxycodone is twice as strong as PO morphine | ||
SC oxycodone is twice as strong as PO oxycodone | ||
SC diamorphine is three times as strong as PO morphine | ||
PO morphine to SC morphine ÷ 2 for example 10 mg PO morphine = 5 mg SC morphine | ||
PO morphine to PO oxycodone ÷ 2 for example 10 mg PO morphine = 5 mg PO oxycodone | ||
PO oxycodone to SC oxycodone ÷ 2 for example 10 mg PO oxycodone = 5 mg SC oxycodone | ||
PO morphine to SC diamorphine ÷ 3 for example 15 mg PO morphine = 5 mg SC diamorphine |