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Methadone, a synthetic opioid, used medically as an analgesic, antitussive and a maintenance anti-addictive for use in patients on opioids

class, substance, drug, analgesic, opioid, medical concept, cause, Opiate agonists, Drugs, hormones and biological mediators

ATC code, ATC Code: "N02AC52"
CAS registry_number, CAS Code: "76-99-3"
Side effects: ▶
constipation, delirium, long QT syndrome, Somnolence, hyperhidrosis, …
substance dependence
Class: ▶
drug; analgesic; opioid; Opiate agonists; Drugs, hormones and biological mediators; …
cause; medical concept; substance; class
Parent Class: drug, analgesic, opioid, Opiate agonists, substance
Wikipedia Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methadone
IUPAC Name: "-6--4,4-diphenylheptan-3-one"; "(RS)-6-(Dimethylamino)-4,4-diphenylheptan-3-one"
PubChem ID: "4095"
ATC Prefix: "N02"
Possible Effects: Shallow breathing
Cause of: ▶
constipation, Somnolence, delirium, substance dependence, hyperhidrosis, …
long QT syndrome, Cytochrome P450 inhibition, Cytochrome P450 substrate
Attributes: related to illicit drugs
Related Websites: ▶
http://www.methadone.us, http://druginfo.nlm.nih.gov/drugportal/dpdirect.jsp?name=Methadone, http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/alt_formats/hecs-sesc/pdf/pubs/adp-apd/methadone-bp-mp/methadone-bp-mp-eng.pdf, http://pharmaceuticals.mallinckrodt.com/_attachments/PackageInserts/18_Methadone%20Hydrochloride%20Tab_REV011309.pdf, http://www.aegisuniversity.com/Aegis%20Documents/Tapering%20off%20of%20Methadone%20Maintenance%205-24-02.pdf, …
http://www.thesite.org/drinkanddrugs/drugsafety/drugsatoz/methadone, http://methadonerecovery.com/methadone-recovery, http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/alt_formats/hecs-sesc/pdf/pubs/adp-apd/methadone-bp-mp/methadone-bp-mp-eng.pdf], http://pharmaceuticals.mallinckrodt.com/_attachments/PackageInserts/18_Methadone%20Hydrochloride%20Tab_REV011309.pdf], http://www.aegisuniversity.com/Aegis%20Documents/Tapering%20off%20of%20Methadone%20Maintenance%205-24-02.pdf], http://www.camh.net/Care_Treatment/Resources_clients_families_friends/Methadone_Maintenance_Treatment/mmt_clienthndbk_ch8.html], http://www.pubpk.org/index.php?title=Methadone, http://www.tampabay.com/specials/2008/reports/drug-deaths/index.shtml, http://www.HARMD.org, http://www.MethadoneSupport.org, http://www.methadone.org, http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/health-pubhlth-publicat-drugpubs.htm, http://www.cdc.gov/IDU/facts/MethadoneFin.pdf, http://dpt2.samhsa.gov/treatment, http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/factsht/methadone/index.html
Freebase ID: "/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000002a1d6"
OpenCyc ID: "Mx4rwBGgXJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA"
DrugBank URI: http://www4.wiwiss.fu-berlin.de/drugbank/resource/drugs/DB00333
DBPedia URI: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Methadone
Mesh ID: "D008691"
Diseases DB id: "8098"
Contra-indications: pregnancy
Universal Attributes: related to prescription drugs
Rare Terms: ▶
"meths", "meth", "phy", "methodone", "methidone", …
"adolophine", "adolphine", "done", "mmt"
Freebase Primary MID: "/m/058gq"
Interacting Substances: Rifampicin

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