What are the risks of methadone?
Methadone can interfere with or exacerbate certain medical conditions. For these reasons, it is important that the prescribing physician be informed of any current case, or history of: • alcohol abuse • brain disease or head injury • colitis • drug dependency, particularly of narcotics • emotional problems • emphysema, asthma, or other chronic lung disease • enlarged prostate • gallstones or gallbladder disease • heart disease • kidney disease • liver disease • problems with urination • seizures • underactive thyroid Source: The Gale Group. Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
