3. Old stuff
          3.1. Old pharm stuff (pre 2009)
              3.1.3. Pharmacology
                  3.1.3.10. Pharmacology tables
 3.1.3.10.4. Table - Opioid agonists 

Opioid agonists

Opioid agonists

Potency

(IV, appr)

Vd PB

Lipid

solubility 

pKa % non-ionised HER Clearance T1/2

CSHT

(4hr)

Equ'n time
Morphine 1 3-5 L/kg 35% 1 7.9 23% 0.6-0.8 15 - 30 mL/kg/min 1.7 - 3.3 hr
Pethidine 0.1 3-5 L/kg 70% 32 8.5 7% 0.5-0.7 8 - 18 mL/kg/min 3 - 5 hr
Fentanyl 100 3-5 L/kg 84% 955 8.4 8.5% 0.8-1.0 10 - 20 mL/kg/min 3.1 - 6.6 hr 260 min 6.8 min
Sufentanil 1000 2.5-3 L/kg 93% 1727 8.0 20% 0.7-0.9 10 - 15 mL/kg/min 2.2 - 4.6 hr 30 min 6.2 min
Alfentanil 10 0.4-1.0 L/kg 92% 129 6.5 89% 0.3-0.5 4 - 9 mL/kg/min 1.4 - 1.5 hr 60 min 1.4 min
Remifentanil 2000 0.2-0.3 L/kg 80% 7.3 58% 30 - 40 mL/kg/min 0.17 - 0.33 hr 4 min 1.1 min
Others
Tramadol 2 - 3 L/kg 20% 9.41 6 - 9 mL/kg/min 5 - 7 hr
6 - 8 hr (M1)
Paracetamol (IV) 1 - 1.2 L/kg Low 1 - 3 hrs 45 min
Aspirin 9.41 6 - 9 mL/kg/min

15 - 20 min

2 - 3 hrs (salicylate)

 

Action profile
Onset Peak Duration
Morphine 15 - 30 min 45 - 90 min 4 hours
Pethidine 2 - 4 hours
Fentanyl 2 - 5 min 30 - 60 min
Sufentanil 1 - 6 min 0.5 - 8 hours
Alfentanil 10 - 20 min
Tramadol
Paracetamol (IV) 5 - 10 min 4 - 6 hrs
Aspirin

 

 

NB:

  • Potency table is a very rough estimation
    * Fentanyl is 75-125 times as potent as morphine
    * Sufentanil is about 10 times as potent as fentanyl
    * Alfentanil is about 1/10 as potent as fentanyl
    * Remifentanil is 15-20 times as potent as fentanyl
  • Fentanyl
    * > 80% leaves plasma in less than 5 min after initial dose