Plenary Session (102) Page 1 PRN. Ketamine was increased to 50mg every 6 hours. Pain
relief was maintained for 24 hours. He was discharged home 36 hours after titration. He …

Methadone In Chronic Non-Oncological Pain: From Disassuefaction Of Painkillers Abuse To The
Primary Management Of Opioid Hyperal Page 1 Open Peer Review on Qeios Methadone In …

How to taper and discontinue methadone therapy for chronic pain management is illustrated
through a case report. This report is adapted from paineurope 2014; Issue 4,© Haymarket …

To the Editor: Methadone has an important role in the management of severe chronic pain,
whether from cancer or other causes. Patients taking methadone for pain in situations such …

Methadone is a synthetic opioid with potent analgesic effects. Although it is associated
commonly with the treatment of opioid addiction, it may be prescribed by licensed family …

To the Editor: The pharmaceutical company that manufactures the only US parenteral
formulation of methadone has announced the discontinuation of this formulation. The current …

To the Editor: There are several published guidelines for opioid rotation to methadone, but
none for rotation from methadone to an alternative opioid. The literature on this remains …

To the Editor, I read with great interest the report of Doverty et al. dealing with the possibility
of hyperalgesia in methadone maintained addicts (Doverty et al., 2001). The key …

We read with concern the review article by Shalini Shah, MD, et al,“Methadone: Does
Stigma Play a Role as a Barrier to Treatment of Chronic Pain?” published in Pain Physician …

To the Editor: Methadone is a highly lipophilic drug with a large volume of distribution, high
protein binding, and, particularly important, a long unpredictable plasma half-life (t1/2). A …