Methadone Dose Selection for Treatment of Pain Compared with Consensus Recommendations.

Related Articles Methadone Dose Selection for Treatment of Pain Compared with Consensus Recommendations. J Palliat Med. 2017 Dec;20(12):1385-1388 Authors: Karimian P, Atayee RS, Ajayi TA, Edmonds KP Abstract BACKGROUND: Many factors make methadone an appealing option for treatment of pain in patients seen by palliative care; however, complex drug-related properties and variable patient response complicate appropriate conversion ratios from other opioids to methadone. Currently, there is no consensus regarding one accepted conversion method. OBJECTIVE: Current patterns of prescribing for clinicians at a three-hospital academic health system on initial rotation to methadone for the management of pain were compared with a…
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