METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE

LOE Approaching

methadone hydrochloride

NDAINJECTIONINJECTABLE
Approved
Aug 1947
Lifecycle
LOE Approaching
Competitive Pressure
30/100

Mechanism of Action

Mechanism of Action Methadone hydrochloride is a mu-agonist; a synthetic opioid analgesic with multiple actions qualitatively similar to those of morphine, the most prominent of which involve the central nervous system and organs composed of smooth muscle. The principal therapeutic uses for…