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Comparing opioids: A guide to estimating oral morphine equivalents (OME) in research

Image: NDARC Technical Report 329
Author: Suzanne Nielsen, Louisa Degenhardt, Bianca Hoban, Natasa Gisev

Resource Type: Technical Reports

NDARC Technical Report no. 329 (2014)

The growing research into pharmaceutical opioid use has led to a need to develop clear ways to represent and compare opioid use. One way is through the application of oral morphine equivalents (OMEs). This technical report aids researchers to convert opioids into OMEs.