Opioid Converter

This application is designed to aid with opioid dose conversions.  Useful for the transitioning patients from IV to oral pain regimens (for example, patients who are no longer NPO after surgery) or for consolidating opioids into a simpler regimem.  This app will come in handy for medical students, interns, pain management teams, and anyone who will need to quickly and easily calculate these conversions.  Adjustments can be made for incomplete cross-tolerance.  Opioids and opiates included:

Buprenorphine
Butorphanol
Codeine IM/IV/SC
Codeine PO
Fentanyl IM/IV
Hydrocodone PO
Hydromorphone IM/IV/SC
Hydromorphone PO
Levorphanol IM/IV/SC
Levorphanol PO
Meperidine IM/IV/SC
Meperidine PO
Methadone IM/IV/SC chronic user
Methadone PO chronic user
Morphine IM/IV/SC
Morphine PO
Nalbuphine
Oxycodone PO
Oxymorphone IM/IV/SC

If you have suggestions for other drugs to add, or information to include in the app, email me!

Copyright 2011 Vikas Shah. Disclaimer and warning:  The author makes no claims of the accuracy of the information contained herein; and these suggested doses are not a substitute for clinical judgement.   This application was written solely to be used as a helpful adjunct for professionally trained physicians and practitioners otherwise experienced in drug administration and dosing. The data is provided for informational purposes only and in no way should be construed as professional medical advice. If you don't know the drug, its side effects, and its pitfalls, don't use it! Care has been taken that no errors in calculation have been made, but all calculations must be verified by the user. Drug dosing given here is based on published doses, but in all cases drugs should be administered on a case by case basis and titrated to effect for the individual patient. In no case have individual patient differences been taken into account, and conditions including but not limited to renal disease, hepatic dysfunction, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease, metabolic diseases and mitochondrial diseases may impact dosing or safety in the use certain drugs. Neither the name of the copyright owner nor the name of this project may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. This software is provided by the copyright holder "as is" and any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. In no event shall the copyright owner be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of such damage. In places where such liabilities cannot be waived or disclaimed, liability shall not exceed the retail cost of the application to the user of the application.  Dose calculations based on information found at http://www.globalrph.com/narcotic.cgi.  PLEASE READ THE DISCLAIMER CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS APP. BY USING THIS APP, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. If you do not agree with these terms and conditions, delete this applicaton from your device.