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Patterns of prescribing in primary care leading to high-dose opioid regimens: a mixed-method study

John Bailey, Sadia Bashir Nafees, Simon Gill, Lucy Jones and Rob Poole
BJGP Open 2022; 6 (4): BJGPO.2022.0134. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2022.0134
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1 Centre for Mental Health and Society, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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    Table 1. Doses equivalent to 120mg/day of oral morphine. Calculated using the 'traditional' conversion tables produced by Palliative Care Guidelines Plus.23
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    Oxycodone60 mg/day
    Fentanyla 33.3mcg/hr
    Buprenorphinea 50mcg/hr
    • aAll fentanyl and all relevant buprenorphine was prescribed as transdermal patches.

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BJGP Open 2022; 6 (4): BJGPO.2022.0134. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2022.0134

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John Bailey, Sadia Bashir Nafees, Simon Gill, Lucy Jones, Rob Poole
BJGP Open 2022; 6 (4): BJGPO.2022.0134. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2022.0134
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