Name of medicine. Morphine. Common brands: Oramorph This is every 12 hours for modified-release morphine or every 4 hours for other forms of morphine.
Morphine - IV: 5-10 minutes: 4-5 hours: 2.5-5 mg every 3-4 hours as needed: 6 months: 0.025 to 0.03mg/kg every 2 to 4 hours; 6 months and 50kg: 0.05mg/kg every 2 to 4 hours; 6 months and 50kg: 2 to 5mg every 2 to 4 hours. Morphine - IM: minutes: 4-5 hours: 5-10 mg every 4 hours as needed: Refer to pediatric IV morphine dosing
For example, if a patient is receiving 30 mg of sustained-release morphine (MS-Contin) every 12 hours, the breakthrough morphine dosage would be 10 mg administered every 4 hours.
Morphine - IM: minutes: 4-5 hours: 5-10 mg every 4 hours as needed: Refer to pediatric IV morphine dosing: Morphine - PO ~30 minutes: 3-5 hours: mg every 4 hours as needed: 6 months: 0.08 to 0.1mg/kg every 3 to 4 hours; 6 months and 50kg: 0.2 to 0.5mg/kg every 3 to 4 hours; 6 months and 50kg: 15 to 20mg every 3 to 4 hours
Refer to pediatric IV morphine dosing: Morphine - PO ~30 minutes: 3-5 hours: mg every 4 hours as needed: 6 months: 0.08 to 0.1mg/kg every 3 to 4 hours;
Prescribe PRN dose of morphine as a sixth of 24 hour dose. E.g. morphine. 30mg in 24 hour requires 5mg morphine. SC PRN. Review at least every 24 hours. If 2 or.
Step 1. Refer to the equianalgesic table to determine that oral morphine 30 mg every 12 hours equals oral morphine 60 mg every 24 hours; oxycodone 20 mg is equivalent to oral morphine 30 mg; and therefore the equianalgesic dose for the patient s oral morphine 60 mg every 24 hours is equivalent to oxycodone 40 mg every 24 hours.
morphine dose to manage dyspnea. Admit to hospital or morphine, every 6 hours for haloperidol, lorazepam, and metoclopramide
morphine dose to manage dyspnea. Admit to hospital or morphine, every 6 hours for haloperidol, lorazepam, and metoclopramide
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