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methadone and Liver Diseases

methadone has been researched along with Liver Diseases 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.

Liver Diseases: Pathological processes of the LIVER.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"For methadone, there was a non-significant 41 % increased advanced fibrosis risk in Whites and 51 % reduced risk in AA."5.38Finasteride and methadone use and risk of advanced hepatitis C related liver disease. ( El-Serag, HB; Hashmi, A; Kuzniarek, J; Ramsey, DJ; Tavakoli-Tabasi, S; White, DL, 2012)
" 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)
"Methadone hydrochloride is a mu-opioid agonist that has been used for the treatment of pain and for the management and maintenance of opioid withdrawal for over 50 years."4.81Clinical use of methadone. ( Goode, JV; Layson-Wolf, C; Small, RE, 2002)
" Among 42 active heroin users or former heroin addicts maintained on methadone, 79% were heavy alcohol abusers."3.65The spectrum and causes of liver diseases in narcotic addicts. ( Gelb, AM; Mildvan, D; Stenger, RJ, 1977)
"For methadone, there was a non-significant 41 % increased advanced fibrosis risk in Whites and 51 % reduced risk in AA."1.38Finasteride and methadone use and risk of advanced hepatitis C related liver disease. ( El-Serag, HB; Hashmi, A; Kuzniarek, J; Ramsey, DJ; Tavakoli-Tabasi, S; White, DL, 2012)
"2."1.38Trekking new ground: overcoming medical and social impediments for extended criteria liver transplant recipients. ( McCaughan, GW, 2012)
" The data suggest that the maintenance dosage of methadone need not be changed in stable chronic liver disease."1.26Methadone disposition in patients with chronic liver disease. ( Fanizza, AM; Gelb, AM; Kreek, MJ; Novick, DM; Stenger, RJ; Yancovitz, SR, 1981)

Research

Studies (21)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-199012 (57.14)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's5 (23.81)29.6817
2010's4 (19.05)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Grassi, A1
Ballardini, G1
Robaeys, G1
Nevens, F1
Stärkel, P1
Colle, I1
Van Eyken, P1
Bruckers, L1
Van Ranst, M1
Buntinx, F1
Müller, MC1
Pichler, M1
Martin, G1
Plörer, D1
Winter, C1
Pogarell, O1
Bogner, JR1
Antela López, A1
Murnion, B1
White, DL1
Hashmi, A1
Ramsey, DJ1
Kuzniarek, J1
Tavakoli-Tabasi, S1
El-Serag, HB1
McCaughan, GW1
Layson-Wolf, C1
Goode, JV1
Small, RE1
Novick, DM1
Kreek, MJ5
Fanizza, AM1
Yancovitz, SR1
Gelb, AM2
Stenger, RJ2
Bencsath, FA1
Field, FH1
Habrat, B1
Chmielewska, K1
Baran-Furga, H1
Rubenstein, RB1
Spira, I1
Wolff, WI1
Webster, IW1
Waddy, N1
Jenkins, LV1
Lai, LY1
Mildvan, D1
Khuri, E1
Fahey, L1
Miescher, A1
Arns, P1
Spagnoli, D1
Craig, J1
Millman, R1
Harte, EH1
Brown, SM1
Stimmel, B2
Taub, RN1
Kochwa, S1
Rosenfield, RE1
Cushman, P1
Bihari, B1
Spiera, H1
Oreskes, I1

Reviews

4 reviews available for methadone and Liver Diseases

ArticleYear
[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
Management of opioid substitution therapy during medical intervention.
    Internal medicine journal, 2012, Volume: 42, Issue:3

    Topics: Analgesics; Australia; Buprenorphine; Comorbidity; Drug Interactions; Female; Humans; Liver Diseases

2012
Clinical use of methadone.
    Journal of pain & palliative care pharmacotherapy, 2002, Volume: 16, Issue:1

    Topics: Analgesics, Opioid; Biological Availability; Dosage Forms; Drug Administration Schedule; Drug Intera

2002
Medical complications in methadone patients.
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1978, Volume: 311

    Topics: Alcoholism; Analgesics; Anesthetics; Blood Proteins; Chronic Disease; Drug Interactions; Ethanol; Ho

1978

Other Studies

17 other studies available for methadone and Liver Diseases

ArticleYear
Hepatitis C in injection drug users: It is time to treat.
    World journal of gastroenterology, 2017, May-28, Volume: 23, Issue:20

    Topics: Antiviral Agents; Buprenorphine; Drug Users; Hepatitis C; Humans; Interdisciplinary Communication; L

2017
Previous intravenous substance use and outcome of liver transplantation in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection.
    Transplantation proceedings, 2009, Volume: 41, Issue:2

    Topics: Biopsy; Female; Graft Rejection; Graft Survival; Hepatitis C, Chronic; Humans; Immunosuppressive Age

2009
[Burden of disease and level of patient's medical care in substitution treatment for opiates].
    Medizinische Klinik (Munich, Germany : 1983), 2009, Dec-15, Volume: 104, Issue:12

    Topics: Adult; Asthma; Comorbidity; Cooperative Behavior; Cost of Illness; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female;

2009
Finasteride and methadone use and risk of advanced hepatitis C related liver disease.
    Digestive diseases and sciences, 2012, Volume: 57, Issue:11

    Topics: 5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors; Adult; Aged; Cross-Sectional Studies; Finasteride; Hepatitis C; Humans

2012
Trekking new ground: overcoming medical and social impediments for extended criteria liver transplant recipients.
    Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, 2012, Volume: 18 Suppl 2

    Topics: Comorbidity; Contraindications; Coronary Artery Disease; Humans; Liver Diseases; Liver Transplantati

2012
Methadone disposition in patients with chronic liver disease.
    Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, 1981, Volume: 30, Issue:3

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adult; Alcoholism; Chronic Disease; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female;

1981
Effects of liver disease on urinary excretion of methadone and metabolites in maintenance patients: quantitation by direct probe chemical ionization mass spectrometry.
    Biomedical mass spectrometry, 1980, Volume: 7, Issue:9

    Topics: Chronic Disease; Female; Heroin Dependence; Humans; Liver Diseases; Male; Mass Spectrometry; Methado

1980
[Health status of individuals dependent on opiates before and after a year of treatment in a methadone maintenance program].
    Przeglad lekarski, 2001, Volume: 58, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Female; Health Status; Humans; Infections; Liver Diseases; Male; Methadone; Opioid-Related Di

2001
Management of surgical problems in patients on methadone maintenance.
    American journal of surgery, 1976, Volume: 131, Issue:5

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anesthesia, General; Cocaine; Female; Heroin Dependence; Humans; Hydromorph

1976
Health status of a group of narcotic addicts in a methadone treatment programme.
    The Medical journal of Australia, 1977, Oct-08, Volume: 2, Issue:15

    Topics: Adult; Alcohol Drinking; Drug Prescriptions; Family Characteristics; Female; Health Surveys; Humans;

1977
The spectrum and causes of liver diseases in narcotic addicts.
    The American journal of gastroenterology, 1977, Volume: 67, Issue:4

    Topics: Acute Disease; Alcoholism; Biopsy, Needle; Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury; Chronic Disease;

1977
Long-term followup studies of the medical status of adolescent former heroin addicts in chronic methadone maintenance treatment: liver disease and immune status.
    NIDA research monograph, 1986, Volume: 67

    Topics: Adolescent; Alanine Transaminase; Aspartate Aminotransferases; Blood Proteins; Follow-Up Studies; He

1986
Immunologic dysfunction in heroin addicts.
    Archives of internal medicine, 1974, Volume: 134, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Antibody Formation; Concanavalin A; Deoxyuridine; False Positive Reactions; Follow-Up Studies

1974
Persistent increased immunoglobulin M in treated narcotic addition. Association with liver disease and continuing heroin use.
    The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 1973, Volume: 52, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Female; Heroin; Humans; Immunoglobulin M; Liver Diseases; Male; Methadone; Substance-Related

1973
Alcoholism in M.M.T.P. patients: etiological factors and treatment approaches.
    Proceedings. National Conference on Methadone Treatment, 1973, Volume: 1

    Topics: Alcoholism; Chronic Disease; Family Therapy; Heroin Dependence; Humans; Liver Diseases; Methadone; N

1973
Physiologic implications of methadone treatment.
    Proceedings. National Conference on Methadone Treatment, 1973, Volume: 2

    Topics: Adult; Alcoholism; Drug Tolerance; Electrocardiography; Female; Heroin Dependence; Hospitalization;

1973
Rheumatoid factor activity in heroin addicts on methadone maintenance.
    Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 1974, Volume: 33, Issue:2

    Topics: Alanine Transaminase; Alkaline Phosphatase; Aspartate Aminotransferases; Bilirubin; False Positive R

1974