The FDA restricts physician prescribing of methadone for methadone maintenance to those licensed to provide this service and those attached to methadone maintenance programs. Licensed physicians can prescribe methadone for pain control.
Subsequent doses depend on response.
Duration of action with repeated administration is 24-48 hours. Category C. Avoid during first 3 months and use sparingly, in small doses, during last 6 months. The Johns Hopkins University on behalf of its Division of Infectious Diseases and AIDS Service. All rights reserved. Physicians and other health care professionals are encouraged to consult other sources and confirm the information contained in this site because no single reference or service can take the place of medical training, education, and experience.