You have 2 mg Palladone SR ® capsules in stock, how many will this patient require per day? unit - capsules

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A patient has been taking 100mg of tramadol every six hours. He is to be
changed to Palladone SR ®(prolonged release Hydromorphone).
The following information is extracted from the BNF:
Equivalent doses of opioid analgesics.
Analgesic/Route Dose
Codeine: PO 100 mg
Diamorphine: IM, IV, SC 3 mg
Dihydrocodeine: PO 100 mg
Hydromorphone: PO 2 mg
Morphine: PO 10 mg
Morphine: IM, IV, SC 5 mg
Oxycodone: PO 6.6 mg
Tramadol: PO 100 mg
PO = by mouth; IM = intramuscular; IV = intravenous; SC = subcutaneous

You have 2 mg Palladone SR ® capsules in stock, how many will this patient
require per day?
unit - capsules

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