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Field	Field type	Value
generic	`String`	Methadone
brand	`String`	Dolophine, Methadose, Diskets (oral dispersible tablets for OTPs)
structure	`File`
classes	List of `String`, delimiter: `,`	[[:Category:Opioid analgesics\|Opioid analgesic (full mu-agonist)]] • [[:Category:NMDA antagonists\|NMDA receptor antagonist]] • [[:Category:Schedule II controlled substances\|Schedule II controlled substance]]
mechanism	`String`
uses	`String`	'"`UNIQ--vote-0000004C-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000004D-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000004E-QINU`"'
starting_dose	`String`
preparations	`String`	Tablets 5, 10, 40 mg (40 mg dispersible restricted to OTPs); oral concentrate 10 mg/mL; oral solution 1, 2, 10 mg/mL; injection 10 mg/mL
fda_max	`String`	No formal hard ceiling; in MOUD maintenance, doses typically remain at or below 120 mg/day with higher doses reserved for documented under-treatment after careful clinical assessment
pill_id	`Text`
routes	List of `String`, delimiter: `,`	Oral (primary) • IV • IM • SC • sublingual; rectal off-label
onset	`String`	Oral analgesic effect 30-60 minutes; opioid-withdrawal suppression 30 minutes (oral); IV ~10 minutes
duration	`String`	Analgesic effect 4-8 hours (much shorter than half-life would suggest, due to receptor kinetics); MOUD effect (opioid withdrawal suppression) 24-36 hours per single daily dose
halflife	`String`
bioavailability	`String`	~70-85% (oral, high relative to other opioids)
pregnancy	`String`
legal	`String`