Opioid Medication

Opioid Medications listed in order of relative strength – oral consumption
1 Unit of measure = dose equivalent to 10 mg. oral morphine

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  • Opiate Medication

  • Relative Strength as compared to 10 mg. morphine oral consumption

  • Medication Examples

  • Codeine
  • 1/10
  • Hydrocodone
    (Vicodin)
  • 1
  • Morphine
  • 1
  • Oxycodone
    (Percocet,
    Oxycontin)
  • 1.5
  • Methadone
  • 2.5 – 5
  • Diamorphine
    (Heroin, IV/IM
    only)
  • 4 – 5
  • Hydomorphone
    (Dilaudid,
    Palladone
  • 5
  • Oxymorphone
    (Opana)
  • 7
  • Fentanyl
  • 50-100
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