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- From: mmanzo@mail.sas.upenn.edu (Marco Manzo)
- Newsgroups: alt.drugs
- Subject: FAQ list-Opioid Analgesics
- Date: 29 May 1994 19:16:02 GMT
- Message-ID: <2sapli$nca@netnews.upenn.edu>
-
-
- As suggested in the "Hydromorphone, Oxymorphone" thread, here is a
- sort of FAQ-list/summary of the opioid pain killers available in the
- United States.
-
- CATEGORY I. STRONG AGONISTS-- SEVERE PAIN
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- generic name trade name recommended duration Controlled
- dosage of action substance
- category
-
- HYDROMORPHONE DILAUDID 2-4 mg. every 4-5 hours Schedule II
- 4-6 hours. narcotic
- dosages avail: 1,2,3,4,10 mg.tabs
- Parenteral (injection) 1,2,3,4 mg./mL ampules
-
- LEVORPHANOL LEVO-DROMORAN 2-3 mg. every 4-5 hours Schedule II
- 6-8 hours narcotic
- dosages: 2 mg. tabs; injection: 2 mg./mL
-
- MEPERIDINE DEMEROL 50-150 mg. 2-4 hours Schedule II
- every 3-4 hours narcotic
- dosages: 50,100 mg. tabs;
- injection: 25,50,75,100 mg. vials
-
- METHADONE DOLOPHINE 40 mg. every 4-6 hours Schedule II
- dosages: 5,10,40 mg. tabs; 24 hours; Narcotic
- injection: 10 mg./mL 2.5-10 mg.injection the oral form is used
- every 3-4 hours only in detoxification
- programs
-
- MORPHINE SULFATE varies: 10-30 mg. 4-5 hours Schedule II
- dosages: 10,15,30 mg. tabs; every 4 hours; Narcotic
- injection: 2,4,5,8,10,15 mg/mL 30 mg. controlled
- release tablets
- every 8-12 hours
-
- OXYMORPHONE NUMORPHON 5 mg. supppository 3-4 hours Schedule II
- dosages: 5 mg. suppos. every 4-6 hours; Narcotic
- 1, 1.5 mg/mL injection 1-1.5 mg. injection
- every 4-6 hours.
-
- STRONG AGONISTS FOR INJECTION ONLY:
-
- FENTANYL SUBLIMAZE 0.05-0.1 mg. 1-1.5 hours Schedule II
- dosages: 0.05 mg./mL for repeat in 2 hours Narcotic
- injection if necessary
-
- SUFENTANIL SUFENTA 1-30 micrograms/kg. Schedule II
- dosages: 50 micrograms injected as needed for Narcotic
- per mL in 1,2,5 mL ampules anesthesia
-
- ALFENTANIL ALFENTA 0.5-3 micrograms/kg./minute Schedule II
- dosages: 500 micrograms/mL IV infusion in balanced anesthesia
- ampules for injection
-
-
- CATEGORY II -- MILD TO MODERATE AGONISTS - MODERATE TO SEVERE PAIN
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- GENERIC NAME TRADE NAME RECOMMENDED DURATION OF CONTROLLED
- DOSAGE ACTION SUBSTANCE
- CATEGORY
-
- CODEINE SULFATE OR PHOSPHATE 15-60 mg. every 3-4 hours Schedule II
- dosages: 15,30,60 mg. tablets; 4-6 hours (when combined with
- 30,60 mg./mL for injection acetominophen or asprin
- it is a
- Schedule III Narcotic)
-
- OXYCODONE PERCODAN (with asprin)
- PERCOCET (with tylenol)
- dosages: 5 mg. oxycodone per tablet
- 5 mg. every 3-4 hours Schedule II
- 6 hours Narcotic
-
- HYDROCODONE VICODIN,LORTAB 5-7 mg. every 3-4 hours Schedule III
- BITARTRATE LORCET, HYDROCET 4-6 hours Narcotic
- dosages: either 2.5, 5, or 7 mg.
- hydrocodone with either asprin or tylenol
-
-
- CATEGORY III -- WEAK AGONISTS -- MILD TO MODERATE PAIN
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- GENERIC NAME TRADE NAME RECOMM. DOSAGE DURATION OF CONTROLLED
- ACTION SUBSTANCE
- CATEGORY
-
- PROPOXYPHENE DARVON 50-100 mg. every 4-5 hours Schedule IV
- PROPOXYPHENE 4 hours Narcotic
- NAPSYLATE DARVOCET N-50
- DARVOCET N-100
-
-
- CATEGORY IV -- MIXED AGONISTS/ANTAGONISTS -- MODERATE TO SEVERE PAIN
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- GENERIC NAME TRADE NAME RECOMM. DOSAGAE DURATION OF CONTROLLED
- ACTION SUBSTANCE
- CATEGORY
-
- PENTAZOCINE TALWIN-NX 50-100 mg. 3 hours Schedule IV
- dosages: 50 mg. tablets; every 3-4 hours; Narcotic
- 30 mg./mL in 1 and 2 mL 30 mg. injection (Pentazocine is mixed
- ampules for injection every 3-4 hours with Naxolone [an opiate
- antagonist] to prevent crushing
- of tabs. for intravenous injection)
- OTHER MIXED AGONIST-ANTAGONISTS:
-
- BUPRENORPHINE BUPRENEX Schedule V
- dosage: 0.3 mg./mL ampules for injection.
-
- BUTORPHANOL STADOL
- dosage: 1 and 2 mg./mL vials and syringes for injection
- Not a controlled substance because of the strong antagonist efficacy
-
- NALBUPHINE NUBAIN
- dosage: 10 and 20 mg./mL vials and syringes for injection
- Not a controlled substance because of the strong antagonist efficacy
-
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