how to safely switch opioid analgesics

August 2012

You'll hear debate about how to safely switch opioid analgesics.

Switches are often needed for formulary reasons...to change the route of administration...or if an opioid isn't tolerated or working well.

Most of us have been taught to use opioid equianalgesic charts to find comparable doses. But these can do more harm than good.

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