The Methadone Briefing

Author: Pretson, Andrew

Publication Year: 1996

Contents

Foreword
Section 1: The history of methadone and methadone prescribing
Section 2: The research basis for methadone prescribing
Section 3: Methadone manufacture and the preparations available
Section 4: Physiology and pharmacology of methadone
Section 5: Methadone and the law
Section 6: Assessment
Section 7: Treatment aims and treatment choices
Section 8: Getting the starting dose right
Section 9: Methadone detoxification
Section 10: Practical issues in methadone prescribing
Section 11: Prescribing for groups with special needs
References
Index

Format	Print
Keywords	prescription writing, methadone, nurse prescribing
Publisher	Island Press Ltd.
Classification	methadone
ISBN	0952060019
Pages	163
Categories:	Books