METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE

LOE Approaching

methadone hydrochloride

NDAORALTABLET, FOR SUSPENSION
Approved
Mar 1973
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 methadone withdrawal syndrome, although qualitatively similar to that of morphine, differs in…