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
Fentanyl: NA: 25 to 100 mcg: Every 2 to 3 hours: Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) 2 to 4 mg: 0.5 to 2 mg: Every 3 to 4 hours: Morphine: 2.5 to 10 mg: 2 to 10 mg: Every 3 to 4 hours: Oxycodone:
Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) 2 to 4 mg: 0.5 to 2 mg: Every 3 to 4 hours: Morphine: 2.5 to 10 mg: 2 to 10 mg: Every 3 to 4 hours: Oxycodone: 2.5 to 10 mg: NA: Every 3 to 4 hours: Dyspnea.
Fentanyl: NA: 25 to 100 mcg: Every 2 to 3 hours: Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) 2 to 4 mg: 0.5 to 2 mg: Every 3 to 4 hours: Morphine: 2.5 to 10 mg: 2 to 10 mg: Every 3 to 4 hours: Oxycodone:
Fentanyl: NA: 25 to 100 mcg: Every 2 to 3 hours: Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) 2 to 4 mg: 0.5 to 2 mg: Every 3 to 4 hours: Morphine: 2.5 to 10 mg: 2 to 10 mg: Every 3 to 4 hours: Oxycodone:
This is every 12 hours for modified-release morphine or every 4 hours for other forms of morphine. The packaging will tell you which type of morphine you have
by V Sanansilp 2024 Cited by 2There is no difference in postoperative pain relief in 48 hours between giving 2 mg morphine IV prn every 2 hours and 10 mg morphine IM prn every 4 hours.
(every 24 hours) or twice daily (every 12 hours). Use of KADIAN as the hour extended-release morphine sulfate tablets and morphine sulfate solution.
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
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