"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methadone" by people in Profiles.
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Miller JL, Ernst K, Neely SB, Stephens K, Barker P, Skrepnek GH, Johnson PN. Low-dose versus high-dose methadone for the management of neonatal abstinence syndrome. J Opioid Manag. 2019 Mar/Apr; 15(2):159-167.
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Cohn A, Stanton C, Elmasry H, Ehlke S, Niaura R. Characteristics of U.S. Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities Offering HIV Services: Results From a National Survey. Psychiatr Serv. 2016 06 01; 67(6):692-5.
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Dunn KE, Brooner RK, Clark MR. Severity and interference of chronic pain in methadone-maintained outpatients. Pain Med. 2014 Sep; 15(9):1540-8.
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Johnson PN, Miller JL, Hagemann TM, Castro C, Harrison D. External validation of the medication taper complexity score for methadone tapers in children with opioid abstinence syndrome. Ann Pharmacother. 2014 Feb; 48(2):187-95.
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Rajpal S, Mundi AS, Reddy PC, Akkus NI. Treatment of methadone-induced torsades de pointes with lidocaine. J La State Med Soc. 2013 Nov-Dec; 165(6):338-41.
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Johnson PN, Boyles KA, Miller JL. Selection of the initial methadone regimen for the management of iatrogenic opioid abstinence syndrome in critically ill children. Pharmacotherapy. 2012 Feb; 32(2):148-57.
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Johnson PN, Harrison DL, Castro CH, Miller JL. A pilot study assessing the frequency and complexity of methadone tapers for opioid abstinence syndrome in children discharged to home. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2012 Sep-Oct; 8(5):455-63.
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Neufeld K, Kidorf M, King V, Stoller K, Clark M, Peirce J, Brooner RK. Using enhanced and integrated services to improve response to standard methadone treatment: changing the clinical infrastructure of treatment networks. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2010 Mar; 38(2):170-7.
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Neufeld KJ, Kidorf MS, Kolodner K, King VL, Clark M, Brooner RK. A behavioral treatment for opioid-dependent patients with antisocial personality. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2008 Jan; 34(1):101-11.
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Kidorf M, Neufeld K, King VL, Clark M, Brooner RK. A stepped care approach for reducing cannabis use in opioid-dependent outpatients. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2007 Jun; 32(4):341-7.