Opioids Dosage Conversion vs UrgentCrx

Opioids by Chris Marcellino MD and Norris Vivatrat MD is an opioid analgesic dosage conversion calculator for use by trained medical professionals. The application supports conversion to and from opioids commonly prescribed and used in U.S. hospitals orally, parenterally, or transdermally, including morphine, codeine, hydromorphone, hydrocodone, fentanyl, methadone, oxycodone and oxymorphone. The application is intended to help and instruct in the process of conversion of opioid regimens. • Native support for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch • Multiple route support • Multiple drug support • Incomplete cross tolerance option • Breakthrough dosing calculator • Provides instructional details about each calculation • Saves last calculation on exit • Supports landscape and portrait modes • Reference guide By Professor EBM, the Internal Medicine Residency Teaching Resource for Evidence-Based Medicine: http://www.professorebm.com/, a resource of the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. While effort has been made to ensure that calculations are accurate and that conversion factors are in accordance with current accepted medical practices, use of this application is entirely at your own risk. This application should only be used by trained medical professionals and all results should be double checked by hand. Use of the app requires acceptance of the terms of use that are included with the application. Please send support requests and feedback using the link in the About tab of the app, though as a free academic tool we only have limited resources to address new feature requests. Opioid equipotency data is taken from CAPC conversion values except where noted (see the reference tab in the app.) CAPC values are as published in the Center to Advance Palliative Care Prescribing Opioids: A Reference Guide curriculum, which are adapted from McPherson ML. Demystifying Opioid Conversion Calculations: A Guide for Effective Dosing, 2nd ed. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Bethesda, Maryland, 2018. EPEC values are as published in EPEC-O Participants Handbook, 2005. Chris Marcellino, MD — Mayo Clinic Norris Vivatrat, MD — UCSD Medical Center Special thanks to Dr. Tom Mouser (EveryStep, Des Moines, IA) and Dr. David Rand (UVM Medical Center).

UrgentCrx is clinical decision support built for urgent care clinicians: physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants. FREE REFERENCE TOOLS THAT WORK WITHOUT SIGNAL • Drug cards with adult and pediatric dosing • Pediatric weight-based dosing calculator with daily maximum checks • Emergency protocols with numbered first steps: anaphylaxis, chest pain, DKA, overdose, seizure, Bell's palsy vs stroke and more • Clinical scores: PECARN, Ottawa ankle and foot, Centor, Wells, CURB-65, NIHSS • Procedure guides and a printable procedure setup checklist • DOT, FMLA and workers' compensation quick references CRX: EVIDENCE REVIEW FOR LICENSED CLINICIANS Crx answers clinical questions from current guidelines, FDA drug labels and PubMed literature, and shows its sources. Crx requires an UrgentCrx account. Accounts are for licensed clinicians; your NPI is checked against the CMS registry at sign-up. Crx needs an internet connection. IMPORTANT UrgentCrx supports clinical judgment and does not replace it. Verify dosing, contraindications and interactions before acting. Do not enter patient names, dates of birth or other identifiers. Privacy policy: https://urgentcrx.com/legal/privacy Terms of use: https://urgentcrx.com/legal/terms