Oral methadone for cancer pain: no indication of Q-T interval prolongation or torsades de pointes

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2004 Oct;28(4):301-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2004.07.001.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Analgesics, Opioid / administration & dosage
  • Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / chemically induced
  • Electrocardiography / drug effects
  • Heart Rate / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Methadone / administration & dosage*
  • Methadone / adverse effects*
  • Neoplasms / complications
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Pain / drug therapy*
  • Pain / epidemiology
  • Pain / etiology
  • Palliative Care / methods*
  • Torsades de Pointes / chemically induced*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • United States

Substances

  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Methadone