Methadone

1 Drug classified under this active ingredient

Opioid. Methadone (as HCl) 50 mg/ml.
CONC. SOLN: 200 ml. To be diluted bef.
admin. using calibrated measure.
Severe pain: 5-20 mg every 4-8 hrs.
Dose must be adjust. individ. for each
pt.
Severe pain, detoxificat., withdrawal in
narcot. addict.
C/I: Hypersens. Pts. with respir. depress. (in
the absence of resuscit. equip. , in
unmonit. settings). Pts. with acute
bronch. asth. or hypercarbia.
Pts. who have, suspect. of having a
paralytic ileus.