Can a practitioner prescribe methadone for the treatment of pain?
: Federal law and regulations do not restrict the prescribing, dispensing, or administering of any schedule II, III, IV, or V narcotic medication, including methadone, for the treatment of pain, if such treatment is deemed medically necessary by a registered practitioner acting in the usual course of professional practice.
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- Can a practitioner prescribe methadone for the treatment of pain?
