General description
Methadone is a synthetic opioid used to treat chronic pain (adults and children), and in opioid replacement therapy for opioid addiction (adults).
INN
Methadone
ATC codes
Medicine type
Chemical agent
EML status history
First added in 2005
(TRS
933)
for
Opioid dependence
Added in 2017
(TRS
1006)
for
Chronic cancer pain
Wikipedia
DrugBank
Recommendations
Section
Medicines for opioid use disorders
- Oral > Liquid: 5 mg per 5 mL (methadone hydrochloride); 10 mg per 5 mL (methadone hydrochloride); 5 mg per mL concentrate for oral liquid (methadone hydrochloride); 10 mg per mL concentrate for oral liquid (methadone hydrochloride)
Indications
Section
Opioid analgesics
- Oral > Liquid: 5 mg per 5 mL (methadone hydrochloride); 10 mg per 5 mL (methadone hydrochloride); 5 mg per mL concentrate for oral liquid (methadone hydrochloride); 10 mg per mL concentrate for oral liquid (methadone hydrochloride)
- Oral > Solid: 5 mg (methadone hydrochloride); 10 mg (methadone hydrochloride)
Indications