Metadon Nordic Drugs
Metadon Nordic Drugs is an opioid medicine used to treat opioid addiction, given alongside medical, psychological, and rehabilitation support.
Form
oraaliliuos
Strength
50 mg
Active Ingredient
Methadone hydrochloride
Manufacturer
Nordic Drugs AB
How to Use
Dosage
The usual starting dose is 10-30 mg per day. The dose is slowly increased until withdrawal or overdose symptoms are absent. The common dose is 60-120 mg per day.
Method
This medicine must be taken by mouth only. Never inject it.
Important
Do not take more than the dose your doctor has agreed with you.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Nausea or vomiting
- •Weight gain
- •Fluid retention in the body
- •Constipation
- •Feeling of euphoria
- •Hearing or seeing things that are not real (hallucinations)
- •Dizziness, vertigo
- •Blurred vision
- •Pinpoint pupils
- •Drowsiness
- •Rash
- •Sweating
- •Tiredness
RARE
- •Loss of appetite
- •Breathing difficulties (also cough)
- •Dry mouth
- •Tongue inflammation
- •Feeling down (dysphoria)
- •Agitation
- •Difficulty sleeping
- •Confusion
- •Decreased sex drive
- •Headache
- •Fainting
- •Low blood pressure
- •Itching
- •Hives
- •Swelling of the legs
- •Weakness
- •Excessive fluid accumulation in the body (edema)
- •Bile duct spasm (causing abdominal pain)
- •Facial flushing
- •Difficulty urinating
- •Difficulty getting or maintaining an erection
- •Menstrual disorders
- •Heart problems
- •Slow heart rate
- •Awareness of your own heartbeats (palpitations)
Important Warnings
- Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to methadone hydrochloride or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Do not take this medicine if you are taking or have taken MAO inhibitors (medicines for depression or Parkinson's disease) in the last two weeks.
- Do not take this medicine if you have serious breathing difficulties.
- Metadon Nordic Drugs must not be given to children.
- Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine if you have acute asthma attacks.
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- Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine if you have lung disease or breathing difficulties.
- Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine if you have liver or kidney diseases (including kidney or gallstones).
- Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine if you have heart disease.
- Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine if you have an underactive thyroid or skin and tissue disorders.
- Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine if you have an enlarged prostate or a narrowed urethra.
- Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine if you have had a head injury or high pressure in your brain (this can cause severe headaches).
- Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine if you are being treated for drug addiction or opioid overdose.
- Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine if you have difficulty urinating.
- Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine if you have abdominal pain, diarrhea, or constipation.
- Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine if you have low oxygen or high carbon dioxide levels in your blood.
- Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine if you are taking other opioid pain relievers (e.g., morphine, pentazocine).
- Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine if you are taking sedatives or sleeping pills (e.g., barbiturates, benzodiazepines).
- Contact your doctor immediately if you experience mental changes (like agitation, hallucinations, coma), fast heart rate, unstable blood pressure, fever, overactive reflexes, poor coordination, stiff muscles, or stomach issues (like nausea, vomiting, diarrhea) as these could be signs of a serious interaction.
- Do not drink alcohol while taking this medicine as it can cause serious side effects.
- Do not drink grapefruit juice during treatment with Metadon Nordic Drugs, as it can change how the medicine works.
- Consult your doctor if you are pregnant, planning pregnancy, or breastfeeding, as this medicine should not be taken during childbirth and can affect your baby.
- This medicine can affect your ability to drive or use machines, especially at the start of treatment, until your dose is stable.
- This medicine contains sugar (sucrose and glucose), which is important for diabetic patients or if you have a sugar intolerance. It can also harm teeth.
- The preservative methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218) can cause allergic reactions.