Prescription guidelines
New state guidelines are expected to recommend that doctors use extra caution when prescribing maximum daily doses of 120 milligrams of morphine or its equivalent. Experts recommend more scrutiny when dosages reach the following amounts of these six commonly prescribed drugs.
120 milligrams morphine
40 milligrams methadone for chronic use
80 milligrams oxycodone
120 milligrams hydrocodone
50 micrograms per hour Fentanyl transdermal patch
800 milligrams codeine