Behavioral Medicine: A Guide for Clinical Practice, 5e >Opioids

Mitchell D. Feldman, John F. Christensen, Jason M. Satterfield, Ryan Laponis+

Table 25-3.Relative potency of commonly used opioid analgesics.

Oral morphine equivalents

Natural opiates

morphine 1.0

codeine 0.15

Semisynthetic opiates

hydrocodone 1.0

oxycodone 1.5

oxymorphone 3.0

hydromorphone 4.0

Synthetic opioids

fentanyl (transdermal), mcg/h 2.4

methadone 4–12

tramadol 0.1–0.2

tapentadol 0.4

Partial opioid agonists

buprenorphine 10–13

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