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Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of methadone enantiomers after a single oral dose of racemate.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Jul 2001
Boulton D W, Arnaud P, DeVane C L
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BACKGROUND: The pharmacokinetics and dynamics of methadone are characterized by high interindividual variability. This study aimed to examine a number of factors that may contribute to this variability. METHODS: Eight healthy drug-free women were administered 0.2 mg/kg of R,S-methadone orally. The concentrations of methadone's enantiomers in plasma and urine were monitored for 96 hours. Vital signs, blood...
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