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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arthroscopy. 2018 Feb 2;34(5):1488–1497.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2017.12.005

Appendix Table 1.

Oral morphine equivalent dosage conversion chart

Medication Oral morphine mg equivalent/1 unit medication
IV fentanyl (mcg) 0.25
IV hydromorphone (mg) 20
oral codeine (mg) 0.15
oral hydrocodone (mg) 1
oral hydromorphone (mg) 4
oral meperidine (mg) 0.1
oral oxycodone (mg) 1.5
oral oxycontin (mg) 1.5
oral tramadol (mg) 0.1