Methadone

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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