Table 1 Detroit Interventional Pain Assessment Scale Medication Classes
Class | Daily Morphine Milligram Equivalents (MMEs) | Types of Medications |
|---|---|---|
A: No medication | 0 | N/A |
B: Over-the-Counter | 0 | N/A |
C: Occasional use of short-acting narcotics | 1–30 | schedule II and IV drugs (codeine-acetaminophen, tramadol, hydrocodone- acetaminophen, or oxycodone- acetaminophen) |
D: Regular use of short-acting narcotics | 31–79 | schedule II drugs (hydrocodone-acetaminophen or oxycodone-acetaminophen) |
E: Long-acting narcotics with breakthrough short-acting | 80 + | schedule II drugs (hydromorphone, methadone, morphine, and oxycodone hydrochloride) |