Physeptone 1mg/ml mixture

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Methadone hydrochloride

Available from:

Martindale Pharmaceuticals Ltd

ATC code:

N07BC02

INN (International Name):

Methadone hydrochloride

Dosage:

1mg/1ml

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral solution

Administration route:

Oral

Class:

Schedule 2 (CD)

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 04100300; GTIN: 5014124148161 5014124148154 5014124140028

Patient Information leaflet

WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
1. What Physeptone Mixture is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Physeptone Mixture
3. How to take Physeptone Mixture
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Physeptone Mixture
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. WHAT PHYSEPTONE MIXTURE IS AND WHAT IT IS USED
FOR
Physeptone is a synthetic opiate (a morphine-like drug) used
in the treatment of addiction in order to reduce withdrawal
symptoms.
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE
PHYSEPTONE MIXTURE
DO NOT TAKE PHYSEPTONE MIXTURE IF:
• You are allergic to methadone or any of the ingredients of this
medicine ( listed in section 6).
• You have any problem with your breathing, any chronic lung
disease or have an asthma attack.
• You are addicted to alcohol.
• You have a head injury and the pressure inside your brain is
higher than it should be (check this with your doctor). You
might be getting bad headaches.
• You have a bowel disorder known as paralytic ileus.
• You are taking, or have recently stopped taking , a type of
medicine called Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs)
,including moclobemide which are used to treat depression,
within the past two weeks.
• You are in labour.
• You are a child.
• You are dependent on other non-opioid drugs.
• You have phaeochromocytoma, a tumour of the adrenal glands.
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Physeptone
Mixture if:
• You are extremely ill or an older person. You may be more
sensitive to the medicine.
• You have history of asthma or breathing difficulties.
• You have bowel problems.
• You have liver or kidney problems.
• You have a history of convulsions, fits or epilepsy.
• You have a history of low blood pressure.
• You have a history of under-active thyroid gland, or problems
with your adrenal glands.
• You have a history of enlarged prostate gland.
• You have a condition that causes severe muscle weakness and
fatigue (myasthenia gravis).
• You are in shock.
• You are ta