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Danger Of Using Methadone
Do Not Forget the Risks of Methadone in Pain Management
And it is an effective drug, with a convenient dosing schedule and a relatively low cost. But it can interact with numerous other medications, and act very differently in different patients. The death of the son of Anna Nicole Smith was linked to me... Read more »
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5 Frequently Asked Questions About Methadone
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health ExpertWithin the pain medication family of opiates is methadone. However, even though methadone is an... Read more »
Avoiding Accidental Methadone Overdose
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert...again brought the topic of drug overdoses involving methadone to the forefront. There has been... Read more »
FDA Safety Alert – Preventing Methadone Overdose
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert...sometimes fatal overdoses that have occurred when methadone is used to treat chronic pain, the... Read more »
What Can Be Done For Nerve Pain
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert...can affect the heart. Finally, the heavy hitter, methadone, is very useful for treating nerve... Read more »
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Methadone overdose
This is poisoning from taking a large amount (overdose) of methadone. Methadone is a very strong painkiller. It is also used to treat heroin addiction. Methadone overdose can... Read more »Headaches: Tension: Medications
...prescribed for severe headaches, although their use is controversial because of the risk for addiction. Methadone is showing promise for patients who do not respond to standard treatments. These... Read more »Shingles and Chickenpox (Varicella-Zoster Virus): Treatment for Postherpetic Neuralgia
...desipramine, maprotiline)Anticonvulsants (gabapentin and pregabalin)Lidocaine skin patchesOpioids (oxycodone, methadone, morphine)Topical Substances for Postherpetic NeuralgiaTopical Pain... Read more »Sickle Cell Disease: Complications
...difficult receiving intravenous drugs. It takes 12 hours to be effective, however.Oral drugs, such as methadone, oral morphine, codeine, and oxycodone, are useful for home management of chronic... Read more »Infertility in Men: Causes
...affect male fertility are cimetidine (Tagamet), sulfasalazine (Azulfidine), salazopyrine, colchicine, methadone, methotrexate (Folex), phenytoin (Dilantin), corticosteroids, spironolactone... Read more »Medications
...taking this medication in combination with liquid methadone, you may mix both drugs with... Read more »
...taking this medication in combination with liquid methadone, you may mix both drugs with... Read more »
Related News
As methadone use rises, so do risks
October 03, 2008Methadone, once used mainly in addiction treatment centers to replace heroin, is today being prescribed to patients with severe pain. But experts say... Read summary »
New methadone program effective for treating chronic pain
October 03, 2008A study by Canadian researchers suggests that a combination of methadone and case management may provide relief for chronic pain patients. Through... Read summary »
Similar drug names increase med mix-ups
October 03, 2008Researchers have found that errors from sound-alike, look-alike drug names are a problem that spans the entire health care industry. Medication... Read summary »
More emergency room visits due to prescription drug overdoses
October 02, 2008A new report shows an increase in visits to the emergency room caused by the abuse or misuse of prescription drugs. A government health agency said... Read summary »
Preventing Blood Clots
December 15, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Several large bodies of research have come together to form a new set of guidelines to prevent dangerous and deadly blood... Read summary »
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