# OnCo record opioid-switching-and-conversion (protocol). Data CC BY-NC 4.0, attribute "Data from OnCo (onco.cc)". Whole corpus: https://onco.cc/api/v1/onco.nt
@prefix schema: <https://schema.org/> .
@prefix onco: <https://onco.cc/ns#> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .

<https://onco.cc/protocols/opioid-switching-and-conversion/>
  a schema:MedicalGuideline ;
  onco:kind "protocol" ;
  schema:identifier "opioid-switching-and-conversion" ;
  schema:name "Opioid switching and dose conversion in adults with cancer pain"@en ;
  schema:alternateName "opioid rotation"@en, "opioid conversion"@en, "opioid switch"@en, "equianalgesic dose"@en, "converting oral morphine to subcutaneous"@en, "morphine to fentanyl patch conversion"@en, "opioid conversion ratio"@en ;
  schema:description "Sometimes a strong painkiller has to be changed for another, or given a different way, for example by injection under the skin when swallowing becomes hard. Doses do not swap one for one, so the team works out the new dose from the total taken over 24 hours, often starts a little lower to be safe, and checks closely in the first days."@en ;
  schema:url <https://onco.cc/protocols/opioid-switching-and-conversion/> ;
  schema:dateModified "2026-11-11"^^xsd:date ;
  onco:related <https://onco.cc/protocols/strong-opioids-for-cancer-pain/> ;
  onco:technologies <https://onco.cc/technologies/pain-management/>, <https://onco.cc/technologies/syringe-drivers/> ;
  onco:drugs <https://onco.cc/drugs/fentanyl/> .