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Drug ReportsMethadone
Methadone
Methadone, Methadose (methadone) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Methadone was first approved as Dolophine hydrochloride on 1982-01-01. It is used to treat intractable pain and opioid-related disorders in the USA. The pharmaceutical is active against mu-type opioid receptor. In addition, it is known to target kappa-type opioid receptor and delta-type opioid receptor.
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MeSH
signs and symptoms pathological conditionsD013568
chemically-induced disordersD064419
mental disordersD001523
Trade Name
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Methadone, Methadose (discontinued: Dolophine, Methadone, Methadose, Westadone)
Drug Products
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New Drug Application (NDA)
New Drug Application (NDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Methadone hydrochloride
Tradename
Company
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Date
Products
METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDEHikma PharmaceuticalsN-017058 RX1982-01-01
1 products, RLD, RS
METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDEMylanN-021624 RX1982-01-01
1 products, RLD, RS
METHADOSESPECGXN-017116 RX1982-01-01
1 products, RLD, RS
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ATC Codes
N: Nervous system drugs
N02: Analgesics
N02A: Opioid analgesics
N02AC: Diphenylpropylamine derivative analgesics
N02AC52: Methadone, combinations excl. psycholeptics
N07: Other nervous system drugs in atc
N07B: Drugs used in addictive disorders
N07BC: Drugs used in opioid dependence
N07BC02: Methadone
HCPCS
Code
Description
G2067
Medication assisted treatment, methadone; weekly bundle including dispensing and/or administration, substance use counseling, individual and group therapy, and toxicology testing, if performed (provision of the services by a medicare-enrolled opioid treatment program)
G2078
Take-home supply of methadone; up to 7 additional day supply (provision of the services by a medicare-enrolled opioid treatment program); list separately in addition to code for primary procedure
H0020
Alcohol and/or drug services; methadone administration and/or service (provision of the drug by a licensed program)
J1230
Injection, methadone hcl, up to 10 mg
S0109
Methadone, oral, 5 mg
Clinical
Clinical Trials
538 clinical trials
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Indications Phases 4
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Opioid-related disordersD009293EFO_0005611F112842261598201
Substance-related disordersD019966EFO_0003890F131014674479
Postoperative painD010149G89.1825520940
PainD010146EFO_0003843R521010741138
Chronic painD05935076351432
Hiv infectionsD015658EFO_0000764B2074371131
Hepatitis cD006526B19.253361431
Cocaine-related disordersD019970F1461431830
HepatitisD006505K75.913181326
Heroin dependenceD006556EFO_000424014241424
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Indications Phases 3
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Healthy volunteers/patients718
RecurrenceD012008224
Sleep wake disordersD012893G47134
Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neckD000077195112
Drug interactionsD00434722
BronchiolitisD00198811
HepacivirusD01617411
KyphosisD007738M40.2011
Intervertebral disc degenerationD05595911
StomatitisD013280EFO_1001904K12.111
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Indications Without Phase
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Medication adherenceD055118EFO_00063441010
Post-traumatic stress disordersD013313EFO_0001358F43.155
Mental disordersD001523EFO_0000677F91.944
Traumatic stress disordersD04092133
TuberculosisD014376EFO_0000774A15-A1933
Drug overdoseD06278733
Retention in careD00007652233
Cardiovascular diseasesD002318EFO_0000319I9822
LeukemiaD007938C9522
Risk-takingD01230922
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General
Drug common nameMethadone
INNmethadone
Description
Methadone is a racemate comprising equimolar amounts of dextromethadone and levomethadone. It is a opioid analgesic which is used as a painkiller and as a substitute for heroin in the treatment of heroin addiction. It has a role as an opioid analgesic, a mu-opioid receptor agonist, a xenobiotic, an environmental contaminant, a NMDA receptor antagonist and a serotonin uptake inhibitor. It contains a levomethadone and a dextromethadone.
Classification
Small molecule
Drug classOpioid
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Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence)
CCC(=O)C(CC(C)N(C)C)(c1ccccc1)c1ccccc1
Identifiers
PDB
CAS-ID76-99-3
RxCUI
ChEMBL IDCHEMBL651
ChEBI ID6807
PubChem CID4095
DrugBankDB00333
UNII IDUC6VBE7V1Z (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
Target
Agency Approved
OPRM1
OPRM1
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene name
OPRM1
Gene synonyms
MOR1
NCBI Gene ID
Protein name
mu-type opioid receptor
Protein synonyms
hMOP, MOP, Mu opiate receptor, Mu opioid receptor, mu opioid receptor hMOR-1a
Uniprot ID
Mouse ortholog
Oprm1 (18390)
mu-type opioid receptor (Q9R1M0)
Alternate
OPRK1
OPRK1
OPRD1
OPRD1
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene name
OPRK1
Gene synonyms
OPRK
NCBI Gene ID
Protein name
kappa-type opioid receptor
Protein synonyms
kappa opioid receptor, Opiate receptor, kappa-1
Uniprot ID
Mouse ortholog
Oprk1 (18387)
kappa-type opioid receptor (P33534)
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Methadone
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Safety
Black-box Warning
Black-box warning for: 2-oak mix, red/white pollen 3-oak mix, black/blackjack/post pollen 3-ragweed mix, giant/short/western pollen 4-pine mix, austrian/loblolly/scotch/w..., A mold mixture absidia ramosa acrothecium robustum alternaria alternata aspergillus flavus aspergillus fumigatus aspergillus mixture aspergillus ni..., Diskets, Methadone, Methadone hydrochloride, Methadone hydrochloride methadose, Methadone hydrochloride methadose dispersible, Methadone hydrocloride, Methadose, Methadose methadose, Methadose methadose sugar-free, Physicians ez use m-pred, Vitamin k1, Vitamin k1 - phytonadione, Vitamin k1 phytonadione
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