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methadone and Obstructive Lung Diseases

methadone has been researched along with Obstructive Lung Diseases in 2 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
"We present a patient with a history of heroin addiction and 19 years of methadone maintenance who died of respiratory failure following nine years of slowly progressive dyspnea."1.27Progressive massive fibrosis of the lung secondary to intravenous injection of talc. A pathologic and mineralogic analysis. ( Churg, A; Crouch, E, 1983)

Research

Studies (2)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19902 (100.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Crouch, E1
Churg, A1
Hublitz, UF1
Shapiro, JH1

Reviews

1 review available for methadone and Obstructive Lung Diseases

ArticleYear
The radiology of pulmonary edema: four decades of observation, clinical correlations, and studies of the underlying pathophysiology.
    CRC critical reviews in clinical radiology and nuclear medicine, 1974, Volume: 5, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Azygos Vein; Cardiomegaly; Child, Preschool; Humans; Lung; Lung Compliance; Lung Diseases, Ob

1974

Other Studies

1 other study available for methadone and Obstructive Lung Diseases

ArticleYear
Progressive massive fibrosis of the lung secondary to intravenous injection of talc. A pathologic and mineralogic analysis.
    American journal of clinical pathology, 1983, Volume: 80, Issue:4

    Topics: Electron Probe Microanalysis; Heroin Dependence; Humans; Injections, Intravenous; Lung; Lung Disease

1983