I have a pt who is on hemodialysis (anuric) who is currently on 335mg methadone per day with no plans (per the addictions MD) to wean or decrease.He has had a cardiac arrest this year as well as several syncopal episodes. Hes had complete work ups by neuro and cards. What amts of maintenance doses of methadone do you all see?Everything I've read says 80-120mg per day. 0 Likes
scottaprn Jul 25, 2014 From a systemic lit review" Starting dose ranged from 0.2 to 80 mg/day and maximum dose ranged from 20 to 930 mg/day. "Oral methadone for chronic noncancer pa - PubMed Mobile 0 Likes
