Characterization of methadone overdose: clinical considerations and the scientific evidence

K Wolff - Therapeutic drug monitoring, 2002 - journals.lww.com
Overdosing with methadone is a growing phenomenon in Britain and other countries due to
the increase in prescription and the availability of this compound. Little is known of the …

Applications of LC-MS to quantitation and evaluation of the environmental fate of chiral drugs and their metabolites

S Perez, D Barceló - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2008 - Elsevier
This review provides a brief overview on chirality as a structural characteristic of
pharmaceuticals. This property has received very little attention in the field of environmental …

Surfactant enhanced liquid-phase microextraction of basic drugs of abuse in hair combined with high performance liquid chromatography

AS Yazdi, Z Es'haghi - Journal of Chromatography A, 2005 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of a technique for simultaneous
testing of hydrophilic abuse drugs in hair. The analysis of, codeine and methadone in …

Population pharmacokinetics of (R)‐,(S)‐and rac‐methadone in methadone maintenance patients

DJR Foster, AA Somogyi, JM White… - British journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To construct a population pharmacokinetic model for methadone enantiomers in the
setting of methadone maintenance treatment for opioid dependence. Methods A population …

Development of simple electrochemical sensor for selective determination of methadone in biological samples using multi‐walled carbon nanotubes modified pencil …

E Alipour, MR Majidi… - Journal of the Chinese …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The electrochemical sensor was developed for determination of methadone (MTD) using
multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) modified pencil graphite electrode (MWCNT …

Chiral analysis of methadone and its major metabolites (EDDP and EMDP) by liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry

T Kelly, P Doble, M Dawson - Journal of Chromatography B, 2005 - Elsevier
Racemic methadone (MET) is administered to heroin users undergoing methadone
maintenance therapy (MMT) in Australia. The enantiomers of methadone possess different …

Method development and validation for quantitative determination of methadone enantiomers in human plasma by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry

HR Liang, RL Foltz, M Meng, P Bennett - Journal of Chromatography B, 2004 - Elsevier
A high-throughput method for quantitative determination of methadone enantiomers in
human plasma was developed and validated by liquid chromatography/tandem mass …

Extraction and analysis of methadone in exhaled breath condensate using a validated LC-UV method

M Khoubnasabjafari, K Ansarin… - … of Pharmacy & …, 2015 - journals.library.ualberta.ca
Purpose. A combined microextraction and separation method is presented for the
determination of methadone in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) which is a promising non …

Direct analysis of methadone in exhaled breath condensate by capillary zone electrophoresis

S Hamidi, M Khoubnasabjafari… - Current …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: As the pharmacokinetics of methadone exhibit large inter-subject variability,
providing a simple and reliable analytical method for the monitoring of methadone levels in …

Simultaneous determination of methadone, buprenorphine and norbuprenorphine in biological fluids for therapeutic drug monitoring purposes

L Mercolini, R Mandrioli, M Conti, C Leonardi… - … of Chromatography B, 2007 - Elsevier
Methadone and buprenorphine are two of the drugs most frequently used for abstinence
from illicit opioids and in the treatment of pain. A sensitive and selective high-performance …