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Analgesic Calculation in Palliative Care%u2022 (Sum of all morphine to achieve pain relief) / 2Main Dose (twice daily):%u2022Option 1: (Sum of all morphine to achieve pain relief) / 6%u2022Option 2: 10% of (Sum of all morphine to achieve pain relief)Breakthrough Dose (every 4 hours PRN):Example:%u2022Main dose: (20mg x 4) / 2 = 40 mg twice daily%u2022Breakthrough dose:%u2022Option 1: (20mg x 4) / 6 = 13 mg every 4 hours%u2022Option 2: (20mg x 4) x 10% = 8 mg every 4 hoursPatient's pain controlled by morphine 20 mg four times daily