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Uptodate Reference Title
Example of an opioid tapering schedule
Example of an opioid tapering schedule
Month
Extended-release morphine dose (mg)
Immediate-release morphine dose (mg)
1
15-30-30
15-15-15-15
2
15-15-30
15-15-15-15
3
15-15-15
15-15-15-15
4
15-15
15-15-15-15
5
15
15-15-15-15
6
None
15-15-15
7
None
15-15
8
None
15
9
None
None
Tapering schedule example for a patients on 90 mg extended-release morphine (30 mg three times daily) and 60 mg immediate-release morphine (15 mg every six hours as needed) for five years. Total daily dose is 150 MME, the target dose reduction is 15 MME per month.
