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Restricted Medications Usage restrictions

Brand names: Dolophine

Form	Strength
SOLUTION, ORAL	10 mg/5 mL
TABLET, ORAL	5 mg; 10 mg

Display Opioid Agonists Class: 280808

Medication comments:

Per policy, use of these medications is restricted as noted below:
generic (Brand)	Restrictions
methadone (Dolophine)	A. Methadone may be dispensed for the treatment of pain. This includes using methadone as a part of a formal pain management program in which a patient is switched from other licit drugs to methadone to control or gradually reduce dosage. B. Methadone may only be used to maintain narcotic addiction or to detoxify a patient when the prescriber is registered by the DEA as a narcotic treatment facility (NTF). In such cases, the drug may only be administered by the NFT. See policy for more details.

Per policy, use of these medications is restricted as noted below:

generic (Brand)

Restrictions

methadone (Dolophine)

A. Methadone may be dispensed for the treatment of pain. This includes using methadone as a part of a formal pain management program in which a patient is switched from other licit drugs to methadone to control or gradually reduce dosage.
B. Methadone may only be used to maintain narcotic addiction or to detoxify a patient when the prescriber is registered by the DEA as a narcotic treatment facility (NTF). In such cases, the drug may only be administered by the NFT.
See policy for more details.

Last updated: Dec. 1, 2018

Black Box Warnings Risk during initiation of or conversion to methadone
Look-Alike/Sound-Alike methadone confused with dexmethylphenidate, ketorolac, Mephyton, Metadate, Metadate ER, methylphenidate, metOLazone
REMS methadone tablets

Pharmacy Contact Info:

Main Inpatient Pharmacy: ext 4599, 3503
Fax: 704-878-7283

Director of Pharmacy - Randi Raynor, PharmD: ext 4501
Clinical Coordinator - Laura Rollings, PharmD: ext 4597
Pharmacy Informaticist - Stephen Pringle, PharmD: ext 7645
Pharmacy Technician Supervisor - Amy Wingler, CPhT: ext 7385
Pharmacy Automation Coordinator (Omnicell) - Melissa Fulford, CPhT: ext 3556

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