Methadone: Side Effects, Uses & Monitoring

Labeled uses

Methadone Hydrochloride Oral Solution is indicated for the: • Management of pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment and for which alternative treatment options are inadequate. Limitations of Use • Because of the risks of addiction, abuse, and misuse with opioids, even at recommended doses, and because of the greater risks of overdose and death with long-acting opioids, reserve Methadone Hydrochloride Oral Solution for use in patients for whom alternative analgesic treatment options (e.g., non-opioid analgesics or immediate-release opioid analgesics) are ineffective, not tolerated, or would be otherwise inadequate to provide sufficient management of pain. • Methadone Hydrochloride Oral Solution is not indicated as an as-needed (prn) analgesic. • Detoxification treatment of opioid addiction (heroin or other morphine-like drugs). • Maintenance treatment of opioid addiction (heroin or other morphine-like drugs), in conjunction with appropriate social and medical services. Conditions For Distribution And Use Of Methadone Products For The Treatment Of Opioid Addiction Code of Federal Regulations, Title 42, Sec 8: Methadone products when used for …