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− | * Don’t combine benzodiazepines and opioids. If you need to reverse, use flumazenil. | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| + | |+ Commonly Used Opioids |
| + | |- |
| + | ! Opioid !! Dose !! Onset !! Duration !! Elimination !! Unique effects/indications |
| + | |- |
| + | | Fentanyl || 1-20 ug/kg || 4-6 min || 30-45 min || Hepatic || Not used as infusion |
| + | |- |
| + | | Sufentanyl || 0.3-1 ug/kg || 1-2 min || 20-40 min || Hepatic || ... |
| + | |- |
| + | | Remifentanyl || 0.3-1 ug/kg || 1-1.5 min || 5-10 min || Plasma esterases, context sensitive half-life || Profound hypotension/bradycardia, "MAC sparing" reduces need for other anesthetics by 75% |
| + | |- |
| + | | Alfentanyl || 5-50 ug/kg || 1-2 min || 20 min || Hepatic || ... |
| + | |- |
| + | | Morphine sulfate || 25-75 mg || 10-30 min || 2-5 hrs || Hepatic || Can cause histamine release |
| + | |- |
| + | | Meperidine || Example || 10-30 min || 2-5 hrs || Hepatic || Used for post-op shivering, can't give to patients taking MAOIs |
| + | |} |
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| + | * Don’t combine [[benzodiazepines]] and opioids. If you need to reverse, use [[flumazenil]]. |
| + | * Central loci of opioid action (descending inhibitory pain pathways) |
| + | ** PAG |
| + | ** Nucleus Raphe magnus |
| + | ** Rostral ventromedial medulla |
| =Short-Acting= | | =Short-Acting= |
| * Oxycodone, Hydromorphone, Morphine | | * Oxycodone, Hydromorphone, Morphine |
| + | * Morphine can cause rash/pruritis |
| =Long-Acting= | | =Long-Acting= |
− | * Oxycodone ER = OxyContin | + | * Oxycodone ER = OxyContin |
− | * Morphine can cause rash/pruritis | + | * Methadone |
| * Fentanyl is really only used intra-op or in palliative care. | | * Fentanyl is really only used intra-op or in palliative care. |