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Published in final edited form as: Pain Manag Nurs. 2014 Sep 26;16(3):156–162. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2014.05.005

Table 3.

Potential Adjunct Medications

General pain	Methadone	0.1 mg/kg/dose q6–12h
General pain	Ketamine	10–25 mg PO
Neuropathic pain/chronic pain	Gabapentin	Start at 5 mg/kg/dose TID and increase to 15 mg/kg/dose TID
Neuropathic pain/chronic pain	Pregabalin	1 mg/kg/dose TID and increase to 3 mg/kg/dose TID
Tricyclic antidepressants	Amitriptyline	10/25/50 mg QHS
Tricyclic antidepressants	Nortriptyline	10 mg QHS