"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Methadone" by people in this website by year, and whether "Methadone" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 1996 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1997 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 1998 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methadone" by people in Profiles.
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Methadone Should Not Be Used in Cardiac Surgery as Part of Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery Protocol. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 May; 38(5):1272-1274.
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Intraoperative Methadone Administration Is Not Associated With an Increase in Perioperative Use of Naloxone: A Retrospective Study. Anesth Analg. 2024 May 01; 138(5):1145-1147.
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Routine Monitoring of QTc Interval as a Barrier for Efficient Use of Methadone in Palliative Care. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 02; 67(2):e147-e150.
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Evaluating the Association between Prenatal Care Visits and Adverse Perinatal Outcome in Pregnancies Complicated by Opioid Use Disorder. Am J Perinatol. 2024 05; 41(S 01):e2225-e2229.
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The effect of a methadone-initiated memory reconsolidation updating procedure in opioid use disorder: A translational study. EBioMedicine. 2022 Nov; 85:104283.
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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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The OPRD1 rs678849 variant influences outcome of disulfiram treatment for cocaine dependency in methadone-maintained patients. Psychiatr Genet. 2021 06 01; 31(3):88-94.
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First-line methadone for cancer pain: titration time analysis. Support Care Cancer. 2021 Nov; 29(11):6335-6341.
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Case Report: Concurrent Clonidine Abuse and Opioid Use Disorder. J Psychoactive Drugs. 2021 Sep-Oct; 53(4):373-377.
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Switching Ratio from Parenteral to Oral Methadone 1:1.2 Is Safer Compared with Ratio 1:2 in Patients with Controlled Cancer Pain: A Multicenter Randomized-Controlled Trial (RATIOMTD-010810). J Palliat Med. 2021 03; 24(3):382-390.