TABLE 14.

Long-acting opioids currently available in Canada

Drug	Common trade name	Availability (mg)* (fentanyl μg/h)
Codeine	Codeine-Contin†	50, 100, 150, 200
Morphine	MS-Contin†	15, 30, 60, 100, 200
	M-Eslon‡	10, 15, 30, 60, 100, 200
	Morphine-SR (generic)	15, 30, 60, 100, 200
	Kadian§	20, 50, 100
Oxycodone	Oxy-Contin†	10, 20, 40, 80
Hydromorphone	Hydromorph-Contin†	3, 6, 12, 24
Fentanyl	Duragesic patch¶	25, 50, 75, 100

^*Dosing for all preparations listed is every 12 h, except for Kadian, which is released over 24 h;

^†Purdue Pharma, Canada;

^‡Aventis Pharma Inc, Canada;

^§Mayne Pharma (Canada) Inc;

^¶Janssen-Ortho Inc, Canada