20th March 2024

A 76-year-old woman has metastatic cancer and is receiving end-of-life care

A 76-year-old woman has metastatic cancer and is receiving end-of-life care. She is now unable to take oral analgesia. She is usually on oral oxycodone modified release 30mg twice a day. She is to be commenced on a continuous subcutaneous infusion of diamorphine via a syringe driver. What would be the correct dose of parenteral diamorphine to prescribe over 24 hours?

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