A 34-year-old member asked:
What amount of morphine is the equivalent of 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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A 33-year-old member asked:
Help please? What is the equivalent of morphine to hydrocodone?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Addiction Medicine 51 years experience
Depends: On many factors, including whether morphine is given by injection or by mouth, or whether in a long-acting or immediate-release short-acting form. In general, by mouth they are equipotent - 5 mg hydrocodone is equivalent to 5 mg morphine. If given by injection, it is about 1.7 mg morphine (about 3 times more potent) to 5 mg. Also depends onhow well liver and kidneys are working in some cases.
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