Analgesic | Usual dose | Notes |
---|---|---|
Paracetamol | 1Â g four times a day | NERP |
Ibuprofen | 400Â mg three times a day | NERP If patient is able to tolerate |
Gabapentin | 300Â mg twice a day | NERP |
Oxycodone | 10-20 mg twice a day | NERP doses (Daily EOMD 20–40). Controlled drug so must be delivered by nurse. |
Oxycodone | 2.5-10Â mg as required | Non-NERP doses. Controlled drug so must be delivered by nurse. |
Oramorph (liquid morphine sulphate) | 5-20 mg as required up to every 2 h | NERP (Daily EOMD 5–240). For breakthrough pain. |
Zomorph (morphine sulphate capsules) | 10-20 mg twice a day | (Daily EOMD 20–40) |
Codeine | 30-60 mg four times a day or as required | (Daily EOMD 18–36) |
Dihydrocodeine | 30-60 mg four times a day or as required | (Daily EOMD 12–24) |
Co-codamol | 8/500, 1–2 tablets, once a day or as required 30/500, 2 tablets, four times a day or as required | (Daily EOMD 1.2–2.4) (Daily EOMD 36) |
Co-dydramol | 10/500, 2 tablets, four times a day | (Daily EOMD 8) |
Tramadol | 50-100 mg four times a day or as required | (Daily EOMD 20–40) |
Aspirin | 75Â mg once a day | Given as an anticoagulant |
Intramuscular morphine | 5-10 mg as required | NERP (Daily EOMD 5–10). For escape analgesia. Not part of the self-medicating protocol as delivered by injection. |
Intravenous morphine | 5-50 mg as required | (Daily EOMD 5–50) Not part of the self-medicating protocol as delivered by injection. |
Ropivicaine | 0.2% 140-200Â ml | Not part of the self-medicating protocol as delivered by periarticular injection. |