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Page values for "Methadone"

"Medicines" values

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FieldField typeValue
genericStringMethadone
brandStringDolophine, Methadose, Diskets (oral dispersible tablets for OTPs)
structureFile
classesList of String, delimiter: ,[[:Category:Opioid analgesics|Opioid analgesic (full mu-agonist)]] [[:Category:NMDA antagonists|NMDA receptor antagonist]] [[:Category:Schedule II controlled substances|Schedule II controlled substance]]
mechanismString
usesString'"`UNIQ--vote-0000004C-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000004D-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000004E-QINU`"'
starting_doseString
preparationsStringTablets 5, 10, 40 mg (40 mg dispersible restricted to OTPs); oral concentrate 10 mg/mL; oral solution 1, 2, 10 mg/mL; injection 10 mg/mL
fda_maxStringNo formal hard ceiling; in MOUD maintenance, doses typically remain at or below 120 mg/day with higher doses reserved for documented under-treatment after careful clinical assessment
pill_idText
routesList of String, delimiter: ,Oral (primary) IV IM SC sublingual; rectal off-label
onsetStringOral analgesic effect 30-60 minutes; opioid-withdrawal suppression 30 minutes (oral); IV ~10 minutes
durationStringAnalgesic effect 4-8 hours (much shorter than half-life would suggest, due to receptor kinetics); MOUD effect (opioid withdrawal suppression) 24-36 hours per single daily dose
halflifeString
bioavailabilityString~70-85% (oral, high relative to other opioids)
pregnancyString
legalString