A patient-centered methadone restart protocol considers interim opioid tolerance, allowing higher restart doses without compromising safety or treatment retention. The study showed reduced emergency ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The new protocol considers tolerance, withdrawal symptoms and other substances used before restarting methadone ...

Credit: Getty Images. Jim Anderson, MPAS, PA-C, discusses strategies for adapting methadone induction protocols to meet the therapeutic needs of patients using fentanyl. An increasing number of PAs ...

Patients beginning treatment for opioid addiction often face excruciating withdrawal symptoms. But for people struggling to transition from ultra-potent illicit fentanyl to comparatively weaker ...

A prospective study was carried out on 31 patients who switched from TTS fentanyl to oral methadone, or vice versa, because of poor opioid response. A fixed conversion ratio of fentanyl to methadone ...

To define the dose ratio between morphine and methadone in relation to the previous morphine dose and the number of days needed to achieve the same level of analgesia in a group of patients with ...

Suggested Citation: "3 The History of Methadone and Barriers to Access for Different Populations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Methadone Treatment for Opioid Use ...

Policy makers, consumer groups, and advocates must work together to compel retail pharmacies to fully staff their stores at levels necessary to meet demand. The need for improved access to effective ...