 Methadone
"Methadone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A synthetic opioid that is used as the hydrochloride. It is an opioid analgesic that is primarily a mu-opioid agonist. It has actions and uses similar to those of MORPHINE. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1082-3)
| Descriptor ID |
D008691
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.522.675
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| Concept/Terms |
Biodone- Biodone
- Biomet Brand of Methadone Hydrochloride
Dolophine- Dolophine
- Roxane Brand of Methadone Hydrochloride
Metadol- Metadol
- Pharmascience Brand of Methadone Hydrochloride
Metasedin- Metasedin
- Esteve Brand of Methadone Hydrochloride
Symoron- Symoron
- Yamanouchi Brand of Methadone Hydrochloride
Methadose- Methadose
- Rosemont Brand of Methadone Hydrochloride
- Mallinckrodt Brand of Methadone Hydrochloride
Methex- Methex
- Generics Brand of Methadone Hydrochloride
Physeptone- Physeptone
- Martindale Brand of Methadone Hydrochloride
- Phymet
- GlaxoSmithKline Brand of Methadone Hydrochloride
Pinadone- Pinadone
- Pinewood Brand of Methadone Hydrochloride
Methaddict- Methaddict
- addiCare Brand of Methadone Hydrochloride
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| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methadone" by people in Profiles.
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Robinson KM, Eum S, Desta Z, Tyndale RF, Gaedigk A, Crist RC, Haidar CE, Myers AL, Samer CF, Somogyi AA, Zubiaur P, Iwuchukwu OF, Whirl-Carrillo M, Klein TE, Caudle KE, Donnelly RS, Kharasch ED. Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium Guideline for CYP2B6 Genotype and Methadone Therapy. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2024 Oct; 116(4):932-938.
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McLemore GL, Lewis T, Jones CH, Gauda EB. Novel pharmacotherapeutic strategies for treatment of opioid-induced neonatal abstinence syndrome. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2013 Feb; 18(1):35-41.
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Agthe AG, Kim GR, Mathias KB, Hendrix CW, Chavez-Valdez R, Jansson L, Lewis TR, Yaster M, Gauda EB. Clonidine as an adjunct therapy to opioids for neonatal abstinence syndrome: a randomized, controlled trial. Pediatrics. 2009 May; 123(5):e849-56.
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Richter KP, Hamilton AK, Hall S, Catley D, Cox LS, Grobe J. Patterns of smoking and methadone dose in drug treatment patients. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2007 Apr; 15(2):144-53.
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Richter KP, McCool RM, Catley D, Hall M, Ahluwalia JS. Dual pharmacotherapy and motivational interviewing for tobacco dependence among drug treatment patients. J Addict Dis. 2005; 24(4):79-90.
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Bach PB, Lantos J. Methadone dosing, heroin affordability, and the severity of addiction. Am J Public Health. 1999 May; 89(5):662-5.
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