5th January 2024

A 57-year-old woman with a diagnosis of ovarian cancer has been using codeine 60mg QDS to control her pain

A 57-year-old woman with a diagnosis of ovarian cancer has been using codeine 60mg QDS to control her pain. She has recently done some reading regarding pain management and has asked to be switched to an equivalent dose of oral morphine. How much oral morphine (modified-release MST) should she be prescribed?

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