A 36-year-old member asked:
What is strength of roxanol (morphine) compared to hydrocodone?
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Dr. Einar Ottestadanswered
Pain Management 21 years experience
Morphine: Roxanol is a brand of morphine. It is generally thought to be as potent as morphine or just a bit stronger.
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Dr. David Rosenfeldanswered
Pain Management 29 years experience
Less potent: Roxanol is a brand of morphine. Roxanol is less potent than hydrocodone by a factor of 30 to 20 (30 mg of morphine is equal to 20 mg of hydrocodone).
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Dr. Thomas Namey commented
Rheumatology 50 years experience
Only orally, since 20-24% of oral morphine sulfate is absorbed. I think this an important distinction, since hospital use of morphine is\ parenteral.
May 12, 2012
Dr. David Rosenfeldanswered
Pain Management 29 years experience
Less potent: Morphine is less potent than hydrocodone by a factor of 2:3 (20 mg of hydrocodone is equal to 30 mg of morphine).
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Dr. David Rosenfeldanswered
Pain Management 29 years experience
Less potent : Both are good medications. Hydrocodone is more potent than morphine by a factor of 2:3.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
How does the strength of roxanol (morphine) compare to hydrocodone?
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Dr. William Newtonanswered
Pain Management 21 years experience
Depends: Roxanol is morphine. Hydrocodone and morphine are essentially the same when comparing strengths. Everyone responds differently to opioids therefore one may feel stronger or have more side effects than the other.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Please help! what is the strength of roxanol (morphine) compared to hydrocodone?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Addiction Medicine 51 years experience
No easy answer: Even in the modern immediate-release forms, morphine is poorly absorbed in many people, broken down by stomach acid/enzymes and taken out in "first pass" through the liver. Conventional wisdom is 5 mg of hydrocodone is equivalent to 7.5 mg of morphine orally, and 2.5 mg of morphine if given by injection. There is a lot of individual variation, and equivalency tables are often wrong and dangerous.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
What is the strength of roxanol (morphine) pain medication compared to hydrocodone?
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Dr. Dan Fisheranswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
30:20: 30 mg of roxanol (morphine) by mouth is equivalent to 20 mg of hydrocodone.
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