Morphine milligram equivalents (MME)
Daily MME for an opioid regimen using CDC 2022 conversion factors.
Inputs
0 of 2Opioid
mg per day; patch in mcg/h
per day
When to use
- Assessing overdose risk and naloxone need for a daily opioid regimen.
Pearls and pitfalls
- CDC states these factors are not for converting from one opioid to another; dose-conversion tables differ and cross-tolerance is incomplete.
- Buprenorphine is excluded from MME.
Why use
Shows each drug's factor in the worked calculation.
- where
- CF
- CDC 2022 conversion factor for the opioid