Intraoperative Methadone Versus Non-Methadone Analgesia in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study [PDF]
Introduction: Methadone is an opioid-sparing opioid and it is increasingly used in children undergoing surgery due to its beneficial effects on postoperative pain scores, decreased opioid requirements, and fewer adverse effects compared to other opioids.
Brian Blasiole+7 more
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Toward precision prescribing for methadone: Determinants of methadone deposition.
BackgroundDespite the World Health Organization listing methadone as an essential medication, effective dose selection is challenging, especially in racial and ethnic minority populations.
Andrew H Talal+9 more
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Methadone-involved overdose deaths in urban and rural communities before and after the public health emergency flexibilities for methadone take-home doses [PDF]
Background: To mitigate COVID-19 exposure risks in methadone clinics, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued a temporary modification of regulations in March 2020 to permit extended take-home methadone doses: up to ...
Rebecca Arden Harris+5 more
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Background During COVID-19, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) allowed Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) programs to relax in-person MMT requirements to reduce COVID-19 exposure.
Sarah Brothers+6 more
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Interest without uptake: A mixed-methods analysis of methadone utilization in Kyrgyz prisons.
HIV incidence continues to increase in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA), in large part due to non-sterile injection drug use, especially within prisons. Therefore, medication-assisted therapy with opioid agonists is an evidence-based HIV-prevention
Amanda R Liberman+8 more
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As a pharmacist who has been dispensing methadone for more than 20 years to patients in and out of Ontario provincial jails, I read the article by Raski et al in the November issue[1][1] with interest (and gratitude to one of the doctors on our team, who thoughtfully clipped this article out of ...
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Genome-Wide Pharmacogenomic Study on Methadone Maintenance Treatment Identifies SNP rs17180299 and Multiple Haplotypes on CYP2B6, SPON1, and GSG1L Associated with Plasma Concentrations of Methadone R- and S-enantiomers in Heroin-Dependent Patients. [PDF]
Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is commonly used for controlling opioid dependence, preventing withdrawal symptoms, and improving the quality of life of heroin-dependent patients.
Hsin-Chou Yang+7 more
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The nature of methadone diversion in England: a Merseyside case study
Background Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is a key element in treatment for opiate addiction; however concerns about the diversion of methadone remain. More current empirical data on methadone diversion are required. This research investigated the
Duffy Paul, Baldwin Helen
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Background Methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) is a mainstay for treating opioid use disorder and preventing and managing HIV among people who inject drugs (PWID).
Kanna Hayashi+6 more
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Background: Postoperative pain control is an important aspect in the recovery of patients. Recent literature suggests that the extended half-life of methadone may reduce overall opioid utilization in postoperative patients.
Nathan S Kau
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