Endone®
Oxycodone tablets immediate release
OxyNorm®
Oxycodone capsules immediate release
OxyContin®
Swallow whole.
Do not cut, crush or
chew.
Usual dosage
frequency:
twice a day.
Oxycodone tablets controlled release
Oxycodone products
5 mg
20 mg
10 mg
5 mg
5 mg
20 mg
10 mg
80 mg
40 mg
Kapanol®
Do not crush or chew pellets.
Usual dosage frequency:
once or twice a day.
Not interchangeable with MS
Contin® as bio - equivalence
has not been established.
MS Mono®
Do not crush or chew pellets.
Usual dosage frequency:
once a day.
Morphine capsules controlled release
10 mg
50 mg
30 mg
60 mg
20 mg
100 mg
90 mg 120 mg
Drug administration errors have occurred where patients have been given • morphine when oxycodone was ordered and vice versa
•immediate release tablets/capsules when controlled/sustained release was ordered and vice versa
Please check all medication orders carefully to see which product is required. If in doubt, contact the prescriber or a pharmacist.
Anamorph®
Morphine tablets immediate release
Sevredol®
Morphine tablets immediate release
MS Contin®
Swallow whole.
Do not cut, crush or chew.
Usual dosage frequency:
twice a day.
Morphine tablets controlled release
Morphine products
30 mg
10 mg 20 mg
5 mg 10 mg 30 mg15 mg
60 mg 100 mg 200 mg
SOLID ORAL MORPHINE and OXYCODONE PRODUCTS for PAIN RELIEF
SOLID ORAL MORPHINE and OXYCODONE PRODUCTS for PAIN RELIEF
Morphine capsules controlled release
Brand name Presentations and strengths
Brand name Presentations and strengths
Brand name Presentations and strengths
Brand name Presentations and strengths
Acknowledgement - adapted from St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, October 2007
Date - October 2008
Version - 1 Trim - H08/37551
ISBN - 978-1-74187-245-3
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