Page values for "Methadone"
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"Medicines" values
1 row is stored for this page| Field | Field type | Value |
|---|---|---|
| generic | String | Methadone |
| brand | String | Dolophine, Methadose, Diskets (oral dispersible tablets for OTPs) |
| structure | File | |
| classes | List 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]] |
| mechanism | String | |
| uses | String | '"`UNIQ--vote-0000004C-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000004D-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000004E-QINU`"' |
| starting_dose | String | |
| preparations | String | Tablets 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_max | String | No 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_id | Text | |
| routes | List of String, delimiter: , | Oral (primary) • IV • IM • SC • sublingual; rectal off-label |
| onset | String | Oral analgesic effect 30-60 minutes; opioid-withdrawal suppression 30 minutes (oral); IV ~10 minutes |
| duration | String | Analgesic 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 |
| halflife | String | |
| bioavailability | String | ~70-85% (oral, high relative to other opioids) |
| pregnancy | String | |
| legal | String |