Equianalgesic
An equianalgesic chart is a
and others.Format
Equianalgesic tables are available in different formats, such as pocket-sized cards for ease of reference.[1] A frequently-seen format has the drug names in the left column, the route of administration in the center columns and any notes in the right column.[2][3]
Purpose
There are several reasons for switching a patient to a different pain medication. These include practical considerations such as lower cost or unavailability of a drug at the patient's preferred pharmacy, or medical reasons such as lack of effectiveness of the current drug or to minimize adverse effects. Some patients request to be switched to a different narcotic due to stigma associated with a particular drug (e.g. a patient refusing
addiction treatment).[4] Equianalgesic charts are also used when calculating an equivalent dosage of the same drug, but with a different route of administration.[citation needed
]
Precautions
An equianalgesic chart can be a useful tool, but the user must take care to correct for all relevant variables such as route of administration,
cross tolerance, half-life and the bioavailability of a drug.[5] For example, the narcotic levorphanol is 4–8 times stronger than morphine
, but also has a much longer half-life. Simply switching the patient from 40 mg of morphine to 10 mg of levorphanol would be dangerous due to dose accumulation, and hence frequency of administration should also be taken into account.
There are other concerns about equianalgesic charts. Many charts derive their data from studies conducted on opioid-naive patients. Patients with chronic (rather than acute) pain may respond to analgesia differently. Repeated administration of a medication is also different from single dosing, as many drugs have active metabolites that can build up in the body.[6] Patient variables such as sex, age, and organ function may also influence the effect of the drug on the system. These variables are rarely included in equianalgesic charts.[7][3][8]
Opioid equivalency table
 | This section appears to contradict the equianalgesic table in the article on oxycodone. (September 2023) |
intravenously.[citation needed
]
Nonlinearities
This chart measures pain relief versus mass of medication. Not all medications have a fixed relationship on this scale. Methadone is different from most opioids because its potency can vary depending on how long it is taken. Acute use (1–3 days) yields a potency about 1.5× stronger than that of morphine and chronic use (7 days+) yields a potency about 2.5 to 5× that of morphine. Similarly, the effect of tramadol increases after consecutive dosing due to the accumulation of its active metabolite and an increase of the oral bioavailability in chronic use.[citation needed]
| Comparison to oral morphine[a] | ||||||||
| Analgesic | Strength (relative) |
Equivalent dose (10 mg oral morphine)[b] |
Bioavailability | Half-life of active metabolites (hours) |
Oral-to-parenteral ratio | Speed of onset | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paracetamol (non-opioid) | 1⁄360 | 3600 mg | 63–89% | 1–4 | 37 min (PO); 8 min (IV) | 5–6 hours | ||
NSAID , non-opioid)
|
1⁄360 | 3600 mg | 80–100% | 3.1–9 | ||||
NSAID , non-opioid)
|
1⁄222 | 2220 mg | 87–100% | 1.3–3 | ||||
NSAID , non-opioid)
|
1⁄160 | 1600 mg | 80–90% | 8–12 | ||||
NSAID , non-opioid)
|
1⁄138 | 1380 mg | 95% | 12–24 | ||||
| Piroxicam (NSAID non-opioid) | 1⁄120 (est.) | |||||||
Indomethacin (NSAID non-opioid)
|
1⁄64 (est.) | |||||||
NSAID , non-opioid)
|
1⁄10 (est.) (same as Codeine) | 100 mg (est.) | 50–60% | 1–4 | ||||
NSAID , non-opioid)
|
1⁄3 (est.) | 30 mg IV (est.) | 80–100% | 5–7 | ||||
| Nefopam (Centrally-acting non-opioid) | 5⁄8 (est.) | 16 mg IM (est.) | Nefopam: 3–8, Desmethylnefopam 10–15 | |||||
| Dextropropoxyphene[13] | 1⁄13–1⁄20 | 130–200 mg | ||||||
| Codeine | 1⁄10–3⁄20 | 100–120 mg (PO) | ~90% | 2.5–3 (C6G 1.94;[14] morphine 2–3) | 15–30 min (PO) | 4–6 hours | ||
| Tramadol | 1⁄10 | ~100 mg | 75% (IR), 85–90% (ER) | 6.0–8.8[15] (M1) | ||||
| Opium (oral) | 1⁄10 | ~100 mg | ~25% (morphine) | 2.5–3.0 (morphine, codeine) | ||||
| Tilidine | 1⁄10 | 100 mg | ||||||
| Dihydrocodeine | 1⁄5 | 50 mg | 20% | 4 | ||||
| Anileridine[16] | 1⁄4 | 40 mg | ||||||
| Alphaprodine | 1⁄4–1⁄6 | 40–60 mg | ||||||
| Tapentadol[17] | 3⁄10 | 32 mg | 32% (fasting) | |||||
| Pethidine (meperidine) | 1⁄3 | 30 mg SC/IM/IV, 300 mg (PO) | 50–60% | 3–5 | ||||
| Benzylfentanyl | 1⁄2 | |||||||
| AH-7921 | 4⁄5 | |||||||
| Hydrocodone | 1 | 10 mg | 70%[18] | 3.8–6 (Instant Release; PO) | 10–30 min (Instant Release; PO) | 4–6 | ||
| Metopon | 1 | 10 mg | ||||||
| Pentazocine lactate (IV)[19] | 1 | 10 mg SC/IV/IM, 150 mg (PO) | ||||||
| Morphine (oral) | 1 | 10 mg | ~25% | 2–4 | 3:1 | 30 min (PO) | 3–6 hours | |
| Oxycodone (oral)[20] | 1.5 | 6.67 mg | 60-87% | 2–3 hours (Instant Release)(PO); 4.5 hours (Controlled Release)(PO) | 10–30 min (Instant Release)(PO); 1 hour (Controlled Release)(PO) | 3–6 hours (Instant Release)(PO); 10–12 hours (Controlled Release)(PO)[21] | ||
| Spiradoline | 1.5 | |||||||
| Nicomorphine | 2–3 | 3.33–5 mg | 20% | 4 | ||||
| Oxycodone (IV)[22] | 3 | 3.33 mg | 96% | 1.5–3 (IV) | 5 min (IV)[22] | 2-4 hours | ||
| Morphine (IV/IM) | 3 | 3.33 mg | 100% | 2–3 | 3:1 | Instantaneously (from 5 to 15 sec; IV); 5–15 min (IM) | 3–7 hours | |
| Clonitazene | 3 | 3.33 mg | ||||||
| Methadone (acute)[23][24] | 3–4 | 2.5–3.33 mg | 40–90% | 15–60 | 2:1 | |||
| Methadone (chronic)[24] | 2.5–5 | 2–4 mg | 40–90% | 15–60 | 2:1 | |||
| Phenazocine | 4 | ~2.5 mg | ||||||
| Diamorphine (Heroin; IV/IM)[25] | 4–5 (iv, im) 2–2.5 (insufflated)[26] | 2–2.5 mg | 100% | <0.6 (morphine prodrug)[27] | Instantaneously (from 5 to 15 sec; IV); 2 to 5 min (IM) | 3 to 7 hours | ||
| Dezocine | 4–6 | 1.6–2.5 mg | 97% (IM) | 2.2 | ||||
| Hydromorphone[28][29][17] | 10 () | 0.5-0.75 mg (SC, IV, IM) 2.5 mg (PO) |
Orally: 30–35%, Intranasal:
52- 58% IV/IM: 100% 62% |
2–3 | 5:1 | |||
| Oxymorphone[20] | 10 () | 3.33 mg (PO), 0.333 mg (IV,IM & Interlaminar) | PO: 10%
Buccal: 28% Sublingual:37.5% Intranasal: 43% IV, IM & IT: 100% |
7.25–9.43 | 35 min (PO), Instantaneously (from 5 to 15 sec)(IV) | 6–8 hours orally
2-6 hours parenteral | ||
| U-47700 | 7.5 | 1.5 mg | 1.5–3 | |||||
| Levorphanol[30] | 8 | 1.25 mg | 70% | 11–16 | 1:1 | |||
| Desomorphine (Krokodil) | 8–10 | 1–1.25 mg | ~100% (IV) | 2–3 | Instantaneously (from 5 to 15 sec)(IV); 2–5 min (IM) | 3–4 hours | ||
| N-Phenethylnormorphine | 8–14 | |||||||
Alfentanyl
|
10–25 | 1.5 (90–111 minutes) | Instantaneously (from 5 to 15 sec); 4× more rapid than fentanyl | 0.25 hr (15 min); up to 54 minutes until offset of effects | ||||
| Trefentanil | (10–25)+ | |||||||
| Brifentanil | (10–25)+ | |||||||
| Acetylfentanyl | 15 | |||||||
| 7-Hydroxymitragynine | 17 | ~0.6 mg | ||||||
| Furanylfentanyl | 20 | |||||||
| Butyrfentanyl | 25 | |||||||
| Enadoline | 25 | 15 μg (threshold) and 0.160 mg/kg (dissociative effects) | ||||||
| Buprenorphine (SL)[13] | 40 | 0.25 mg | 30% (SL);[31] ~100% (TD); 65% (buccal);[32][33] 48% (INS)[34] | 20–70, mean 37 | 3:1 | 45 min | 12–24 hours | |
| N-Phenethyl-14-ethoxymetopon | 60 | 160 μg | ||||||
| Phenomorphan | 60–80 | 0.13–0.16 mg | ||||||
| N-Phenethylnordesomorphine | 85 | |||||||
| Phenaridine | (50–100)− | |||||||
| Fentanyl | 50–100 | 0.1 mg (100 μg) IM/IV | 33% ( INS); 50% (buc )
|
0.04 (IV); 7 (TD) | 5 min (TD/IV) | 30–60 minutes (IV) | ||
| Metonitazene | 100 | 0.1 mg/100 μg | ||||||
| Acrylfentanyl | (50–100+) | |||||||
| Buprenorphine (Transdermal)[35][36] | 100–115 | 0.1 mg (100 μg) | 30% (SL);[31] ~100% (TD); 65% (buccal);[32][33] 48% (INS)[34] | 3:1 | 45–60 minutes | 12–24 hours | ||
| 14-Cinnamoyloxycodeinone | 177 | 77 μg | ||||||
| Etonitazepyne | 180-190 | 55-60 μg | ||||||
| Protonitazepyne | 180-190 | 55-60 μg | ||||||
| Remifentanil | 100–200 | 50–100 μg | 0.05 (3–6 min context-sensitive half-life; 7–18min elimination half-life) | Instantaneously (from 5 to 15 sec) | 15 minutes; rapid offset of effects necessitates continuous infusion for maintenance of anesthesia | |||
| Protonitazene | 200 | 50 μg | ||||||
| Ocfentanil | 125–250 | 40–80 μg | ||||||
| Ro4-1539 | 240–480 | 20-40 μg | ||||||
| Isotonitazene | 500 | 20 μg | ||||||
| Sufentanil | 500–1,000 | 10–20 μg | 4.4 | |||||
| BDPC | 504 | ~20 μg | ||||||
| C-8813 | 591 | |||||||
| 4-Phenylfentanyl | 800 | |||||||
| Etonitazene | 1000-1500 | 6,6-10 μg | ||||||
| 3-Methylfentanyl | 1000-1500 | |||||||
| N-Desetylisotonitazene | 1000-2000 | 5-10 μg | ||||||
| Etorphine | 1,000-3,000 | 3.3–10 μg | ||||||
| Ohmefentanyl | 6300 | |||||||
| Acetorphine | 8700 | 1.33 μg | ||||||
| Dihydroetorphine[37] | 1,000–12,000 | 0.83–10 μg (20–40 μg SL) | ||||||
| Carfentanil[38] | 10,000 | 1.0 μg | 7.7 | |||||
| 2-Fluorohmefentanil | 18,000 | |||||||
| 4-Carboethoxyohmefentanil | 30,000 | |||||||
| Ohmecarfentanil | (30,000) | |||||||
| R-30490 | (10,000–100,000)− | |||||||
| Lofentanil | (10,000–100,000)+ | |||||||
| 14-Methoxymetopon (intraspinally)[39] | (1,000,000) | |||||||
| PO: oral • IV: intravenous injection • IM: intramuscular injection • SC: subcutaneous injection • SL: sublingual • TD: transdermal "Strength" is defined as analgesic potency relative to oral morphine. Tolerance, sensitization, cross-tolerance, metabolism, and hyperalgesia may be complex factors in some individuals. Interactions with other drugs, food and drink, and other factors may increase or decrease the effect of certain analgesics and alter their half-life. Because some listed analgesics are prodrugs or have active metabolites, individual variation in liver enzymes (e.g., CYP2D6 enzyme) may result in significantly altered effects. | ||||||||
See also
- Oripavine – for more on the comparative strength of oripavine derivatives
References
Explanatory notes
Citations
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