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HardPalliative CareOpioid conversionuk-plab-1

A 64-year-old woman with metastatic pancreatic cancer has severe continuous abdominal pain despite regular oral morphine 60 mg every 12 hours. She is unable to swallow. You decide to convert to a continuous subcutaneous syringe driver over 24 hours. What is the approximate equivalent total 24-hour subcutaneous morphine dose?

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