Methadone

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Methadone
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Clinical data
Drug class

Opioid

Uses

Analgesia

Dosage
  • 0.1-0.3 mg/kg IV/IM/PO/SQ (Ideal body weight)
Indication 
Analgesia
Route 

Higher doses may be required in opioid-tolerant patients

  1. Murphy GS, Szokol JW. Intraoperative Methadone in Surgical Patients: A Review of Clinical Investigations. Anesthesiology. 2019 Sep;131(3):678-692. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000002755. PMID: 31094758.
Pharmacodynamics
Mechanism of action

μ-opioid agonism, NMDA antagonism

Pharmacokinetics
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