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Descriptor
English
:
Methadone
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Metadona
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Metadona
Synonyms
English
:
Amidone
Biodone
Dolophine
Hydrochloride, Methadone
Metadol
Metasedin
Methaddict
Methadone Hydrochloride
Methadose
Methex
Phenadone
Phymet
Physeptone
Pinadone
Symoron
Tree Number:
D02.522.675
Definition
English
:
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)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
for
methadone
maintenance
treatment, coordinate with
OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT
Pharmacological Action:
Analgesics, Opioid
Antitussive Agents
Narcotics
See Related
English
:
Opiate Substitution Treatment
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AA
analogs & derivatives
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
EC
economics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
8866
Unique Identifier:
D008691
Occurrence in VHL
:
Similar:
DeCS