"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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| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1997 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1998 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methadone" by people in Profiles.
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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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Psychotropic Pharmacotherapy Associated With QT Prolongation Among Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Ann Pharmacother. 2018 09; 52(9):838-848.
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Factors associated with concurrent heroin use among patients on methadone maintenance treatment in Vietnam: A 24-month retrospective analysis of a nationally representative sample. Int J Drug Policy. 2018 05; 55:113-120.
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Methadone prolongs cardiac conduction in young patients with cancer-related pain. J Opioid Manag. 2016 May-Jun; 12(2):131-8.
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What is your gut feeling about opioid rotation? J Clin Oncol. 2015 Jan 20; 33(3):e11-2.
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Pharmacogenetic randomized trial for cocaine abuse: disulfiram and a1A-adrenoceptor gene variation. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 2013 Nov; 23(11):1401-7.
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Pharmacogenetic randomized trial for cocaine abuse: disulfiram and dopamine ?-hydroxylase. Biol Psychiatry. 2013 Feb 01; 73(3):219-24.
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Finasteride and methadone use and risk of advanced hepatitis C related liver disease. Dig Dis Sci. 2012 Nov; 57(11):3004-10.
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Gender-specific differences in susceptibility to low-dose methadone-associated QTc prolongation in patients with heroin dependence. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2012 May; 23(5):527-33.
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Pain and terminal delirium research in the elderly. Clin Geriatr Med. 2005 Feb; 21(1):93-119, viii.