methadone hydrochloride

methadone hydrochloride
A synthetic narcotic drug; an orally effective analgesic similar in action to morphine but with slightly greater potency and longer duration. It produces psychic and physical dependence as with morphine, but withdrawal symptoms are somewhat milder; used as a replacement (oral route) for morphine and heroin; also used during withdrawal treatment in morphine and heroin addiction.

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meth·a·done hy·dro·chlo·ride (methґə-dōn) [USP] a synthetic opioid analgesic, possessing pharmacologic actions similar to those of morphine and heroin and similar potential for addiction; used as an analgesic and as a narcotic abstinence syndrome suppressant in the treatment of heroin addiction (see also narcotic blockade, under blockade), administered orally, intramuscularly, and subcutaneously.

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