In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.
In the US, Methadone (methadone systemic) is a member of the drug class narcotic analgesics and is used to treat Opiate Withdrawal and Pain.
US matches:
- Methadone
- Methadone Concentrate
- Methadone Diskets
- Methadone Dispersible Tablets
- Methadone Solution
- Methadone Hydrochloride
- Methadone Injection
- Methadone Oral Concentrate
- Methadone Powder
UK matches:
- Methadone Hydrochloride DTF 1mg/1ml Oral Solution (Glass Packs)
- Methadone Hydrochloride DTF 1mg/1ml Oral Solution (Plastic Packs)
- Methadone Hydrochloride Sugar Free 1mg/1ml Oral Solution (Glass Packs)
- Methadone Hydrochloride Sugar Free 1mg/1ml Oral Solution (Plastic Packs)
- Methadone 10mg/ml Solution for Injection (Wockhardt UK Ltd) (SPC)
- Methadone Hydrochloride DTF 1mg/1ml Oral Solution (Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Ltd) (SPC)
- Methadone Hydrochloride Sugar Free 1mg/1ml Oral Solution (Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Ltd) (SPC)
- Methadone Injection BP 10mg/ml (SPC)
Scheme
Prop.INN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
N07BC02
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0000076-99-3
Chemical Formula
C21-H27-N-O
Molecular Weight
309
Therapeutic Category
Opioid analgesic
Chemical Name
3-Heptanone, 6-(dimethylamino)-4,4-diphenyl-
Foreign Names
- Methadonum (Latin)
- Methadon (German)
- Méthadone (French)
- Metadona (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Metadone (OS: DCIT)
- Methadone (OS: BAN)
- Méthadone (OS: DCF)
- A 4624 (IS)
- AN 148 (IS)
- Hoechst 10820 (IS: Hoechst)
- Methadone Hydrochloride (OS: BANM)
- Algolysine (IS)
- Amidon (IS)
- Doloheptan (IS)
- H.E.S. (IS)
- Mecodin (IS)
- Moheptan (IS)
- Panalgen (IS)
- Phenadone (IS)
- Phenadonum (IS)
- Polamidon (IS)
- Polamivet (IS)
- Méthadone (chlorhydrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
- Methadone Hydrochloride (PH: BP 2010, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
- Methadonhydrochlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
- Methadoni hydrochloridum (PH: Ph. Int. 2, Ph. Eur. 6)
Brand Names
- Adolan
Abic, Israel
- Biodone
Biomed, New Zealand; Biomed Limited, Australia
- Depridol
ExtractumPharma, Hungary
- Diskets
Roxane, United States
- Dolmed
Leiras, Finland
- Dolophine
Roxane, United States; Xanodyne, United States
- Eptadone
Dee, United Kingdom; Molteni, Germany; Molteni, Italy
- Gobbidona
Gobbi, Argentina
- Heptadon
Ebewe, Austria
- Heptanon
Pliva, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Pliva, Croatia (Hrvatska); Pliva, Slovenia
- Ketalgin
Amino, Switzerland
- Meningitec
Wyeth, Malta
- Mephenon
Denolin, Belgium; Denolin, Luxembourg
- Metadol
Pharmascience, Canada
- Metadon Alkaloid
Alkaloid, Croatia (Hrvatska)
- Metadon Dak
Nycomed, Denmark; Nycomed, Estonia; Nycomed, Lithuania
- Metadon DnE
Abcur, Sweden
- Metadon Krka
Krka, Slovenia
- Metadon Martindale
Cardinal Health, Norway
- Metadon Recip
Recip, Sweden
- Metadon SAD
Amgros, Denmark
- Metadon
Cristália, Brazil; DnE, Norway; Hemofarm, Serbia
- Metadona Clorhidrato
Biosano, Chile; Sanderson, Chile
- Metadone Cloridrato Afom
AFOM, Italy
- Metadone Cloridrato Molteni
Molteni, Georgia; Molteni, Italy
- Metadon-EP
ExtractumPharma, Hungary
- Metadonijev Klorid
Alkaloid, Slovenia
- Metasedin
Laboratorios Dr Esteve, Spain
- Methaddict
Hexal, Luxembourg
- Methadon Alternova
Alternova, Denmark
- Methadon HCL (veterinary use)
Eurovet, Netherlands
- Methadon Regenboog
Regenboog, Netherlands
- Methadon Sintetica
Sintetica, Switzerland
- Methadon Streuli
Streuli Pharma, Switzerland
- Methadon Tiofarma
Tiofarma, Netherlands
- Méthadone AP-HP
Bouchara, France
- Méthadone chlorhydrate AP-HP
Bouchara, France
- Methadone DnE
DnE, Estonia
- Methadone Hydrochloride
AFT, New Zealand; Cebert, United States; Douglas, New Zealand; Molteni, Poland; Rosemont, Malta; Roxane, United States; Sandoz, United States; The PharmaNetwork, LLC, United States; VistaPharm, United States; Xanodyne, United States
- Methadone
AFT, New Zealand; MaCarthys, Malta; Rafa, Israel; Sigma, Australia; Wockhardt, United Kingdom
- Methadose
Grünenthal, Colombia; Mallinckrodt, United States; Rosemont, United Kingdom
- Metharose
Rosemont, United Kingdom
- Methatabs
PSM, New Zealand
- Methone (veterinary use)
Parnell Laboratories, Australia
- Phymet
GlaxoSmithKline, Ireland
- Physeptone
Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa; Martindale Pharma, United Kingdom; Sigma, Australia
- Pinadone Methadon
Pinewood, Netherlands
- Pinadone
Pinewood, Ireland; Pinewood, Malta
- Rubidexol
Pisa, Mexico
- Sintalgon
Sicomed, Romania
- Symoron
Astellas, Netherlands
International Drug Name Search
Glossary
BAN | British Approved Name |
BANM | British Approved Name (Modified) |
DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
DCIT | Denominazione Comune Italiana |
IS | Inofficial Synonym |
OS | Official Synonym |
PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
Prop.INN | Proposed International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization) |
SPC | Summary of Product Characteristics (UK) |
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International Nonproprietary Names.