Methadone for opioid use disorder
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37548
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Aberdeen Hospital. Pharmacy Services.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2259
- Available Online
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Methadone is a medication used to treat opioid use disorder. It is long-acting, which means it is slowly released in the body over a long time. This pamphlet explains how to take this medication, how fast methadone starts to work, how your health care team will find the right dose for you, and how long you will need to take methadone. Information about interactions with other medications and possible side effects is included.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Aberdeen Hospital. Pharmacy Services
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([2] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Methadone
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Methadone hydrochloride
- Specialty
- Medications
- Abstract
- Methadone is a medication used to treat opioid use disorder. It is long-acting, which means it is slowly released in the body over a long time. This pamphlet explains how to take this medication, how fast methadone starts to work, how your health care team will find the right dose for you, and how long you will need to take methadone. Information about interactions with other medications and possible side effects is included.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Pharmacy Services, Aberdeen Hospital
- Pamphlet Number
- 2259
