"Methadone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A synthetic opioid that is used as the hydrochloride. It is an opioid analgesic that is primarily a mu-opioid agonist. It has actions and uses similar to those of MORPHINE. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1082-3)
| Descriptor ID |
D008691
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.522.675
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methadone" by people in Profiles.
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Use of physiologically-based pharmacokinetic modeling to inform dosing of the opioid analgesics fentanyl and methadone in children with obesity. CPT Pharmacometrics Syst Pharmacol. 2022 06; 11(6):778-791.
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A retrospective, observational study on medication for opioid use disorder during pregnancy and risk for neonatal abstinence syndrome. Fam Pract. 2022 03 24; 39(2):311-315.
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A Retrospective Study of Acute Postoperative Pain After Cesarean Delivery in Patients With Opioid Use Disorder Treated With Opioid Agonist Pharmacotherapy. J Addict Med. 2022 Sep-Oct 01; 16(5):549-556.
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The impact of marijuana use on cocaine use outcomes among patients in methadone maintenance treatment across five trials of contingency management. Psychol Addict Behav. 2022 Aug; 36(5):526-536.
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Leveraging Telehealth in the United States to Increase Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Pregnancy and Postpartum During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Am J Psychiatry. 2021 04 01; 178(4):290-293.
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Non-Opioid Treatments for Opioid Use Disorder: Rationales and Data to Date. Drugs. 2020 Oct; 80(15):1509-1524.
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Treatment of Perinatal Opioid Use Disorder. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2018 Sep; 45(3):511-524.
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Early Treatment Innovation for Opioid-Dependent Newborns: A Retrospective Comparison of Outcomes, Utilization, Quality, and Safety, 2006-2014. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2018 06; 44(6):312-320.
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Early Treatment for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: A Palliative Approach. Am J Perinatol. 2017 05; 34(6):576-584.
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Examining the Efficacy of HIV Risk-Reduction Counseling on the Sexual Risk Behaviors of a National Sample of Drug Abuse Treatment Clients: Analysis of Subgroups. AIDS Behav. 2016 09; 20(9):1893-906.