 Methadone
"Methadone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
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D008691
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.522.675
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2008 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2013 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2019 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2020 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2021 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2023 | 3 | 6 | 9 | | 2024 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methadone" by people in Profiles.
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Christine PJ, Blum J, Tillman AR, Braun HM, Hinrichs M, Hurley H, Al-Tayyib A. Evaluation of a Novel Patient-Centered Methadone Restart Protocol. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Aug 01; 8(8):e2529393.
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Haber LA, Berk J, Taub J, South AM. Initiating Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Hospitalized Incarcerated Patients. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Nov; 40(14):3481-3485.
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Tremonti C, Blogg J, Jamshidi N, Harjanto R, Miles N, Ismay C, Page R, Mills L, Buckley N, Perananthan V, Lintzeris N, Haber P. Methadone-Buprenorphine Transfers Using Low Dosing of Buprenorphine: An Open-label, Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. J Addict Med. 2025 Jan-Feb 01; 19(1):75-82.
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Neeb C, McQuade BM, Lesondak L, Madrid S, Schlaeger JM, Watson DP, Karnik N, Huerta N, Bhatia S, Fleurimont J, Li N, Hammerdahl E, Pesantez R, Gastala N. Integration of a Community Opioid Treatment Program Into a Federally Qualified Health Center. J Addict Med. 2024 Nov-Dec 01; 18(6):663-669.
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Vipler E, Nowels MA, Youngwerth J. Differences in Inpatient Management of Cancer-Related Pain Among Patients with Opioid Use Disorder. J Palliat Med. 2024 09; 27(9):1200-1203.
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Bartholomew TS, Plesons M, Serota DP, Alonso E, Metsch LR, Feaster DJ, Ucha J, Suarez E, Forrest DW, Chueng TA, Ciraldo K, Brooks J, Smith JD, Barocas JA, Tookes HE. Project CHARIOT: study protocol for a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation study of comprehensive tele-harm reduction for engagement of people who inject drugs in HIV prevention services. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2024 03 25; 19(1):21.
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Calcaterra SL, Dafoe A, Tietbohl C, Thurman L, Bredenberg E. Unintended consequences of methadone regulation for opioid use disorder treatment among hospitalized patients. J Hosp Med. 2024 Jun; 19(6):460-467.
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Shahlapour M, Singh S, Christine PJ, Laks J, Evans J, Farrell NM, Khan GK, Taylor JL, Rozansky H. Novel Uses of Methadone Under the "72-Hour Rule" to Facilitate Transitions of Care and Low-Dose Buprenorphine Induction in an Outpatient Bridge Clinic. J Addict Med. 2024 May-Jun 01; 18(3):345-347.
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Gibbons JB, Li W, Stuart EA, Saloner B. Simulated impact of mobile opioid treatment program units on increasing access to methadone for opioid use disorder. Health Serv Res. 2024 10; 59(5):e14271.
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Callister C, Porter S, Vatterott P, Keniston A, McBeth L, Mann S, Calcaterra SL, Limes J. The Impact of Completing X-Waiver Training and Clinical Addiction Exposure on Internal Medicine Residents Treating Patients With Opioid Use Disorder. Subst Use Addctn J. 2024 07; 45(3):356-366.
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