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methadone and Complications, Infectious Pregnancy

methadone has been researched along with Complications, Infectious Pregnancy in 21 studies

Methadone: A synthetic opioid that is used as the hydrochloride. It is an opioid analgesic that is primarily a mu-opioid agonist. It has actions and uses similar to those of MORPHINE. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1082-3)
methadone : A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of dextromethadone and levomethadone. It is a opioid analgesic which is used as a painkiller and as a substitute for heroin in the treatment of heroin addiction.
6-(dimethylamino)-4,4-diphenylheptan-3-one : A ketone that is heptan-3-one substituted by a dimethylamino group at position 6 and two phenyl groups at position 4.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"To describe the patterns of screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in methadone-maintained pregnant women and their infants."7.75Screening for hepatitis C virus infection in methadone-maintained mothers and their infants. ( An, EI; Leroi, MJ; Liu, AJ; Murray, HG; Nanan, RK; Tetstall, E, 2009)
" Examples of situations that characterise these special populations are: co-infection with hepatitis virus B and/or C, pregnancy, lipodystrophy, cardiovascular risk, renal failure, treatment of children and adolescents, immigrant health care, and the management of patients receiving methadone replacement therapy, among others."4.84[Utility of atazanavir in special populations]. ( Antela López, A, 2008)
"To describe the patterns of screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in methadone-maintained pregnant women and their infants."3.75Screening for hepatitis C virus infection in methadone-maintained mothers and their infants. ( An, EI; Leroi, MJ; Liu, AJ; Murray, HG; Nanan, RK; Tetstall, E, 2009)
" Maternal and neonatal outcomes were evaluated, including cholestasis of pregnancy, preterm birth, low birth weight, neonatal intensive care unit admissions, and neonatal methadone withdrawal."3.74Chronic hepatitis C in pregnancy. ( Arora, S; Berkley, EM; Dunkelberg, JC; Leslie, KK; Qualls, C, 2008)
" Use of heroin alone during pregnancy was recorded in 51 women (50%), methadone alone in 6 (7%), and a combination of heroin and methadone in 9 (11%)."3.74Maternal and neonatal effects of substance abuse during pregnancy: our ten-year experience. ( Banovic, I; Bucat, M; Capkun, V; Roje, D; Vucinovic, M; Vucinovic, Z, 2008)
"We examined the effect of methadone treatment, duration of Medicaid enrollment during pregnancy, and other maternal characteristics on receipt of prenatal care by 2,254 women infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) delivering a singleton in New York state from 1985 through 1990."3.69Prenatal care of HIV-infected women: analysis of a large New York State cohort. ( Cocroft, J; Fanning, T; Hauck, W; Markson, L; Turner, BJ, 1995)
"Methadone has been used for substitution in the US."2.38[Drug abuse, pregnancy and HIV infection]. ( Beck, L; Bender, HG; Halberstadt, E; Hartmann, L; Jahn, K, 1991)
" With no difference in medical and safety outcomes and a significant reduction in charges, the MAiN model can be considered safe and cost-effective."1.48Early Treatment Innovation for Opioid-Dependent Newborns: A Retrospective Comparison of Outcomes, Utilization, Quality, and Safety, 2006-2014. ( Charron, E; Chen, L; Dickes, L; Hudson, JA; Mayo, R; Sherrill, WW; Summey, J, 2018)
"Findings were inconclusive regarding bacterial vaginosis (± candidiasis) and trichomoniasis."1.43Evaluation of the vaginal flora in pregnant women receiving opioid maintenance therapy: a matched case-control study. ( Farr, A; Hagmann, M; Holzer, I; Husslein, PW; Kiss, H; Kueronya, V; Petricevic, L, 2016)
"Several cases of chronic unsuspected infections in addicts' infants are reported, raising the question of the significance of undiagnosed infection as it affects growth."1.25Somatic growth effects of perinatal addiction. ( Wilson, GS, 1975)

Research

Studies (21)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19904 (19.05)18.7374
1990's7 (33.33)18.2507
2000's5 (23.81)29.6817
2010's4 (19.05)24.3611
2020's1 (4.76)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Chan, B1
Bougatsos, C1
Priest, KC1
McCarty, D1
Grusing, S1
Chou, R1
Page, K1
Leeman, L1
Bishop, S1
Cano, S1
Bakhireva, LN1
Summey, J1
Chen, L1
Mayo, R1
Charron, E1
Hudson, JA1
Sherrill, WW1
Dickes, L1
Farr, A1
Kiss, H1
Hagmann, M1
Holzer, I1
Kueronya, V1
Husslein, PW1
Petricevic, L1
Berkley, EM1
Leslie, KK1
Arora, S1
Qualls, C1
Dunkelberg, JC1
Vucinovic, M1
Roje, D1
Vucinovic, Z1
Capkun, V1
Bucat, M1
Banovic, I1
Liu, AJ1
An, EI1
Murray, HG1
Tetstall, E1
Leroi, MJ1
Nanan, RK1
Antela López, A1
McCance-Katz, EF1
Turner, BJ2
Markson, L1
Hauck, W1
Cocroft, J1
Fanning, T2
Rodriguez, EM1
Mofenson, LM1
Chang, BH1
Rich, KC1
Fowler, MG1
Smeriglio, V1
Landesman, S1
Fox, HE1
Diaz, C1
Green, K1
Hanson, IC1
Matheson, PB1
Schoenbaum, E1
Greenberg, B1
Pliner, V1
Newschaffer, CJ1
Zhang, D1
Hauck, WW1
Guerra-Romero, L1
Noguer, I1
Bolea, A1
Suárez, M1
Parras, F1
Cayol, V1
Corcos, M1
Clervoy, P1
Speranza, M1
Rothbard, MJ1
Gregory, T1
Salerno, LJ1
Wilson, GS1
Hartmann, L1
Jahn, K1
Bender, HG1
Halberstadt, E1
Beck, L1
Maas, U1
Kattner, E1
Koch, S1
Schfer, A1
Obladen, M1
Chasnoff, IJ1
Strauss, ME1
Andresko, M1
Stryker, JC1
Wardell, JN1
Dunkel, LD1

Reviews

6 reviews available for methadone and Complications, Infectious Pregnancy

ArticleYear
Opioid treatment programs, telemedicine and COVID-19: A scoping review.
    Substance abuse, 2022, Volume: 43, Issue:1

    Topics: Analgesics, Opioid; Buprenorphine; COVID-19 Drug Treatment; Female; Humans; Methadone; Opiate Substi

2022
[Utility of atazanavir in special populations].
    Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica, 2008, Volume: 26 Suppl 17

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Anti-HIV Agents; Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; Atazanavir Sulfate; Cardi

2008
Drug interactions associated with methadone, buprenorphine, cocaine, and HIV medications: implications for pregnant women.
    Life sciences, 2011, May-23, Volume: 88, Issue:21-22

    Topics: Anti-HIV Agents; Buprenorphine; Cocaine; Drug Interactions; Female; HIV Infections; Humans; Methadon

2011
[Preventing HIV infection: an exercise in evaluating scientific evidence in public health].
    Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica, 1999, Volume: 17 Suppl 2

    Topics: Adult; Anti-HIV Agents; Biological Products; Clinical Trials as Topic; Evidence-Based Medicine; Fema

1999
[Pregnancy and drug abuse: current situation and therapeutic strategies].
    Annales de medecine interne, 2000, Volume: 151 Suppl B

    Topics: Abnormalities, Drug-Induced; Abortion, Spontaneous; Adult; Female; Fetal Growth Retardation; Hepatit

2000
[Drug abuse, pregnancy and HIV infection].
    Der Gynakologe, 1991, Volume: 24, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; AIDS Serodiagnosis; Contraception Behavior; Female; HIV Infections; Humans; Methadone; Opport

1991

Other Studies

15 other studies available for methadone and Complications, Infectious Pregnancy

ArticleYear
Hepatitis C Cascade of Care Among Pregnant Women on Opioid Agonist Pharmacotherapy Attending a Comprehensive Prenatal Program.
    Maternal and child health journal, 2017, Volume: 21, Issue:9

    Topics: Adult; Analgesics, Opioid; Female; Hepacivirus; Hepatitis C; Humans; Mass Screening; Methadone; Mexi

2017
Early Treatment Innovation for Opioid-Dependent Newborns: A Retrospective Comparison of Outcomes, Utilization, Quality, and Safety, 2006-2014.
    Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety, 2018, Volume: 44, Issue:6

    Topics: Child Protective Services; Community Health Services; Continuity of Patient Care; Cooperative Behavi

2018
Evaluation of the vaginal flora in pregnant women receiving opioid maintenance therapy: a matched case-control study.
    BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2016, 08-05, Volume: 16, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Analgesics, Opioid; Asymptomatic Infections; Austria; Birth Weight; Buprenorphine; Candidiasi

2016
Chronic hepatitis C in pregnancy.
    Obstetrics and gynecology, 2008, Volume: 112, Issue:2 Pt 1

    Topics: Adult; Cholestasis; Comorbidity; Female; Hepatitis C, Chronic; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Methadone; N

2008
Maternal and neonatal effects of substance abuse during pregnancy: our ten-year experience.
    Yonsei medical journal, 2008, Oct-31, Volume: 49, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Apgar Score; Birth Weight; Croatia; Female; Heroin; Heroin Dependence; Humans; Incidence; Inf

2008
Screening for hepatitis C virus infection in methadone-maintained mothers and their infants.
    The Medical journal of Australia, 2009, Nov-16, Volume: 191, Issue:10

    Topics: Adult; Analgesics, Opioid; Female; Hepatitis C; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Methadone; Neonatal

2009
Prenatal care of HIV-infected women: analysis of a large New York State cohort.
    Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes and human retrovirology : official publication of the International Retrovirology Association, 1995, Aug-01, Volume: 9, Issue:4

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Cohort Studies; Female; HIV Infections; Humans; Infectious Disease Transmission,

1995
Association of maternal drug use during pregnancy with maternal HIV culture positivity and perinatal HIV transmission.
    AIDS (London, England), 1996, Volume: 10, Issue:3

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Cocaine; Cohort Studies; Female; Heroin; HIV Infections; HIV-1; Humans; Infant; In

1996
Association of maternal drug use during pregnancy with mother-to-child HIV transmission. New York City Perinatal HIV Transmission Collaborative Study.
    AIDS (London, England), 1997, Volume: 11, Issue:7

    Topics: Cocaine; Female; Heroin; HIV Infections; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infectious Disease Transmission, V

1997
Translating clinical trial results into practice: the effect of an AIDS clinical trial on prescribed antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected pregnant women.
    Annals of internal medicine, 1999, Jun-15, Volume: 130, Issue:12

    Topics: Adult; Analgesics, Opioid; Anti-HIV Agents; Clinical Protocols; Clinical Trials as Topic; Community

1999
Intrapartum gonococcal amnionitis.
    American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 1975, Feb-15, Volume: 121, Issue:4

    Topics: Acute Disease; Adult; Amnion; Apgar Score; Female; Gonorrhea; Heroin Dependence; Humans; Infant, New

1975
Somatic growth effects of perinatal addiction.
    Addictive diseases, 1975, Volume: 2, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Birth Weight; Cephalometry; Child; Child Development; Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Chi

1975
[Prenatal development and postnatal morbidity of newborn infants of HIV positive mothers].
    Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde : Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Kinderheilkunde, 1990, Volume: 138, Issue:12

    Topics: Birth Weight; Female; Fetal Growth Retardation; Gestational Age; HIV Seropositivity; Humans; Infant,

1990
Cocaine- and methadone-exposed infants: a comparison.
    NIDA research monograph, 1987, Volume: 76

    Topics: Cocaine; Embryonic and Fetal Development; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Methadone; Obstetric Labo

1987
Methadone maintenance during pregnancy: pregnancy, birth, and neonate characteristics.
    American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 1974, Dec-01, Volume: 120, Issue:7

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Apgar Score; Birth Weight; Female; Gestational Age; Heroin Dependence; Humans; In

1974