--- title: Methadone Clinical Guide description: https://5507361.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/5507361/Pharmacist%20Corner/Patient%20Resource%20Guide-%20Methadone-1.pdf image: https://www.betterrx.com/hubfs/Pain%20Relief%20direction%20sign%20on%20sky%20background.jpeg --- [![BetterRX](https://www.betterrx.com/hubfs/Betterrx_May2019/Images/betterRX_logo_outlined.svg) ](https://www.betterrx.com/) # Pharmacist Corner BetterRX resources help nurses, directors, admins, and owners Improve processes and deliver better patient comfort All Categories - [Clinical (71)](https://www.betterrx.com/en-us/pharmacist_corner/tag/clinical) - [Patient Guide (16)](https://www.betterrx.com/en-us/pharmacist_corner/tag/patient-guide) - [Deprescribing Guide (5)](https://www.betterrx.com/en-us/pharmacist_corner/tag/deprescribing-guide) # Methadone Clinical Guide Posted by [Jeremy Hooker](https://www.betterrx.com/en-us/pharmacist_corner/author/jeremy-hooker) on May 31, 2022 2:49:23 PM ![Jeremy Hooker](https://www.betterrx.com/hubfs/b%20logo.png) [Methadone Clinical Guide](https://www.betterrx.com/hubfs/Pharmacist%20Corner/Clinical%20Resource%20Guide-%20Methadone%20-Nov-13-2023-06-14-55-3987-AM.pdf)   Methadone is a synthetically derived Schedule II controlled substance developed in the 1940s, widely renowned for its utilization in the management of opioid use disorder (OUD). Despite continuing to be used for OUD, methadone was initially developed as an analgesic, and has increased in popularity amongst palliative care and hospice providers for the management of persistent pain...... 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