NDAORALSYRUP
Approved
Aug 1947
Lifecycle
LOE Approaching
Competitive Pressure
30/100
Mechanism of Action
mu-agonist; a synthetic opioid with multiple actions qualitatively similar to those of morphine, the most prominent of which involves the central nervous system and organs composed of smooth muscle. The principal therapeutic uses for methadone are for analgesia and for detoxification or maintenance…