Table 1.

Commonly Used Dosage Ranges of Various Opiate Pain Medicines

Hydrocodone 5-10 mg every 4-6 hours
Oxycodone short acting- 5-20 mg every 4-6 hours.

Sustained release 10-80 mg BID to TID
(total daily doses may range to 800mg or more)
Dilaudid- 2-30 mg every 3-4 hrs PRN
Methadone 10 mg TID up to 60 mg TID
Sustained release morphine 15 mg BID up to over 400 mg
Fentanyl patches 25 mcg up to 300 mcg 
Avinza 30-240 mg per 24 hours