"Methadone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A synthetic opioid that is used as the hydrochloride. It is an opioid analgesic that is primarily a mu-opioid agonist. It has actions and uses similar to those of MORPHINE. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1082-3)
| Descriptor ID |
D008691
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.522.675
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methadone" by people in Profiles.
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Health care use and spending for Medicaid patients diagnosed with opioid use disorder receiving primary care in Federally Qualified Health Centers and other primary care settings. PLoS One. 2022; 17(10):e0276066.
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Overcoming challenges in acute care hospitalizations for patients with opioid use disorder. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2023 Jan-Feb; 63(1):204-211.e2.
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Individual, interpersonal, and neighborhood measures associated with opioid use stigma: Evidence from a nationally representative survey. Soc Sci Med. 2022 07; 305:115034.
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Does self-reported consumption of heroin correlate with dose of methadone among pregnant people with opioid use disorder? Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2022 05; 4(3):100587.
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Opioid Weaning Protocol Using Morphine Compared With Nonprotocolized Methadone Associated With Decreased Dose and Duration of Opioid After Norwood Procedure. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2022 05 01; 23(5):361-370.
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Histological Changes Observed in Placentas Exposed to Medication-Assisted Treatment. J Pregnancy. 2021; 2021:2175026.
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Perioperative Methadone and Ketamine for Postoperative Pain Control in Spinal Surgical Patients: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial. Anesthesiology. 2021 05 01; 134(5):697-708.
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Methadone and Chronic Pain: Reply. Anesthesiology. 2020 09; 133(3):672-673.
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In Reply. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 04; 135(4):975-976.
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Postoperative Pain and Analgesic Requirements in the First Year after Intraoperative Methadone for Complex Spine and Cardiac Surgery. Anesthesiology. 2020 02; 132(2):330-342.