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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Transl Perioper Pain Med. 2020;7(1):152–157.

Table 1:

Intravenous and Oral Opioid Replacement Drugs.

Drug Dosage
IV Dexmedetomidine 0.25 mcg/kg boluses (0.5-mcg/kg/hr infusion)
IV Acetaminophen 15 mg/kg every 6 hours
IV Ketorolac 30 mg every 6 hours
IV Ketamine 0.25 mg/kg boluses (0.1 mg/kg/hr infusion)
IV Lidocaine 1 mg/kg loading dose (1-2 mg/kg/hr infusion)
Oral Gabapentin 300 mg PO daily
Oral Pregabalin 150 mg PO daily
IV Magnesium 30 mg/kg loading dose (10 mg/kg/hr infusion)