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Is it safe to take 240mg of codeine daily and 5ml of morphine for breakthrough pain upto x4 a day? what ratio is codeine to morphine on average thanks

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Dr. Katharine Cox answered

Specializes in Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Advice: Get advice from your pain management doctor. Codeine is metabolized to morphine about 1/3 of the drug. All the best.

Answered 4/6/2019

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