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A Novel Use of the “3-Day Rule”: Post-discharge Methadone Dosing in the Emergency Department

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Introduction: Methadone is a medically necessary and lifesaving medication for many patients with opioid use disorder. To adequately address these patients’ needs, methadone should be offered in the hospital, but barriers exist that limit its ...
Jenna K. Nikolaides, Tran H. Tran, Elisabeth Ramsey, Sophia Salib, Henry Swoboda   +4 more
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Client Acceptability for Integrating Antiretroviral Therapy in Methadone Maintenance Therapy Clinics in Sichuan, China. [PDF]

, 2017
BackgroundUsing methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) clinics to deliver antiretroviral therapy (ART) has proven to be effective for promoting treatment initiation and adherence in drug users living with HIV.ObjectivesThe objective of this study was to ...
Cao, Xiaobin, Li, Li, Lin, Chunqing
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Detection of Methadone, LAAM, and Their Metabolites by Methadone Immunoassays [PDF]

Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 1999
l-Alpha-acetylmethadol (LAAM) was recently approved as a substitute for methadone. LAAM, methadone, and their common metabolite, methadol, are extensively N-demethylated. The structural similarities of LAAM and its metabolites to methadone suggest that they may cross-react in methadone immunoassays.
Matthew L. Cheever, David E. Moody, Gerardo A. Armendariz   +2 more
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Evaluating the effect of chronic and continuous use of methadone on the glomerular filtration rate of patients receiving oral methadone (syrup)

Frontiers in Medicine
IntroductionThis study systematically examines the effects of chronic oral methadone use on the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in patients participating in methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) in Qazvin City, Iran.
Valiollah Goudarzvand Chegini, Amir Mohammad Kazemifar, Amir Ershad Tavakolian, Arian Ghannadi Karimi, Arsalan Jamali Pour Sofi, Darya Ipchian, Sahand Kamali, Mehran Ebrahimi Varkiani, Zohreh Yazdi   +8 more
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The Effect of Electronic Cigarette User Modifications and E-liquid Adulteration on the Particle Size Profile of an Aerosolized Product [PDF]

, 2019
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are an alternate nicotine delivery system that generate a condensation aerosol to be inhaled by the user. The size of the droplets formed in the aerosol can vary and contributes to drug deposition and ultimate ...
Halquist, Matthew S., Kosmider, Leon, McGee Turner, Joseph B., Mulder, Haley A., Patterson, Jesse L., Peace, Michelle R., Poklis, Alphonse, Poklis, Justin L.   +7 more
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Diagnosis and treatment of an omental bursa abscess in a 4‐month‐old dog

Veterinary Record Case Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract A 4‐month‐old, 20.5 kg, entire, male Dobermann was presented to a primary care veterinary centre with acute‐onset weakness, pyrexia and abdominal pain. Referral was sought after a cranial abdominal mass and abdominal effusion were found while undergoing exploratory coeliotomy for a suspected enteric foreign body.
Jorge Fidalgo de Matos, Juan Carlos Jimeno Sandoval, Kerry Peak, Catrina Pennington, Cristobal Lopez Jimenez   +4 more
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Optimizing methadone dose adjustment in patients with opioid use disorder

Frontiers in Psychiatry
IntroductionOpioid use disorder is a cause for concern globally. This study aimed to optimize methadone dose adjustments using mixed modeling and machine learning.MethodsThis retrospective study was conducted at Taichung Veterans General Hospital between
Po-Shen Liu, Teng-Yao Kuo, I-Chun Chen, I-Chun Chen, I-Chun Chen, Shu-Wua Lee, Ting-Gang Chang, Hou-Liang Chen, Jun-Peng Chen   +8 more
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Effect of Eight Weeks Forced Swimming Training with Methadone Supplementation on Aspartate Aminotransferase, Alanine Aminotransferase, and Alkaline Phosphatase of Rats [PDF]

Journal of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, 2016
Background & Objective: Narcotics abuse can induce liver disorders; nevertheless, exercises improve liver disorders. The present research aimed to review the effect of eight weeks forced swimming training with methadone supplementation on liver enzymes ...
Seyed Ali Hoseini, Abdosaleh Zar, Seyed Ali Hoseini, Ghobad Hassanpour, Maryam Kheirdeh, Mehdi Noura   +5 more
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Methadone Dosage and Plasma Levels, SNPs of OPRM1 Gene and Age of First Drug Use Were Associated With Outcomes of Methadone Maintenance Treatment

Frontiers in Genetics, 2018
Objective: To explore the association between methadone dosage, plasma drug concentration, SNPs of μ-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1), ATP-binding cassette subfamily B member 1 gene (ABCB1), and methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) response.Method: A total ...
Sufang Peng, Haifeng Jiang, Jiang Du, Shuxing Lin, Shujun Pan, Shunying Yu, Min Zhao, Min Zhao, Min Zhao   +8 more
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Methadone induced hypoglycemia, improved on dose adjustment

Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology Case Reports, 2020
There exists reports in the literature that connects opioids with hypoglycemia, primarily methadone. We present a case of new onset hypoglycemia in a patient with end stage renal disease who was chronically on methadone.
Y. Otalora, S. Inkollu, S. Ursu
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