Clinical Pearls for Methadone Use in Oncology and Palliative Care

Course Experts: Annabelle Hood, PharmD; Molly Bacon, PharmD and Iman Suliman, PharmD, BCACP

Course Description: This course identifies unique pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of methadone in the palliative care setting and describes factors in determining cardiac monitoring of methadone.

Credits: CEUs will be granted for pharmacists in disease state management/drug therapy.

Methadone, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Palliative Care, Oncology, Pain Management, Opioid Receptors, NMDA Receptor, Cardiac Monitoring, QT Prolongation, Adjuvant Therapy, Co-analgesic, Conversion Ratios, Bioavailability, Metabolites, CYP3A4, EKG Monitoring, Torsades de Pointes, Renal Impairment, Hepatic Impairment