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methadone and Placenta Diseases

methadone has been researched along with Placenta 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.

Placenta Diseases: Pathological processes or abnormal functions of the PLACENTA.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" The standard of care for pregnant women with opioid use disorder is opioid maintenance therapy including either methadone or buprenorphine, which can be initiated at any time during pregnancy."3.85Delayed villous maturation in term placentas exposed to opioid maintenance therapy: a retrospective cohort study. ( Caritis, SN; Catov, JM; Lemon, LS; Mokhtari, NB; Parks, WT; Serra, AE; Venkataramanan, R, 2017)

Research

Studies (2)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19901 (50.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's1 (50.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Serra, AE1
Lemon, LS1
Mokhtari, NB1
Parks, WT1
Catov, JM1
Venkataramanan, R1
Caritis, SN1
McGinty, JF1
Ford, DH1

Other Studies

2 other studies available for methadone and Placenta Diseases

ArticleYear
Delayed villous maturation in term placentas exposed to opioid maintenance therapy: a retrospective cohort study.
    American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2017, Volume: 216, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Buprenorphine; Case-Control Studies; Chorionic Villi; Cohort Studies; Female; Humans; Methado

2017
Effects of prenatal methadone on rat brain catecholamines.
    Developmental neuroscience, 1980, Volume: 3, Issue:4-6

    Topics: Animals; Body Weight; Brain; Catecholamines; Dopamine; Female; Gestational Age; Kinetics; Male; Meth

1980