METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE

Post-LOE

methadone hydrochloride

ANDAORALTABLET, FOR SUSPENSION
Approved
Mar 1998
Lifecycle
Post-LOE
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 methadone withdrawal syndrome, although qualitatively similar to that of morphine, differs in…