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Methadone Half-Life

Methadone can cause overdose deaths because of its pharmacology and lng half-life. Doctors need to be aware of the half-life of methadone before prescribing methadone, or patients could die of methadone toxicity.

Methadone Dosing

Methadone dosing errors are the single largest cause of methadone overdose by doctors in the U.S. Patients die from methadone overdoses and sometimes their families file overdose lawsuits when doctors prescribe too much methadone.

Why Don’t Doctor’s Check Methadone Levels in the Blood?

My loved one died of methadone toxicity or methadone overdose. The doctor never checked the blood level for overdose. Should the doctor have checked the methadone level in the blood to prevent this overdose death?

What Dose of Methadone is Lethal?

While each patient’s dose should be individualized for that patient, some high doses clearly have the potential to cause death. Any dose for a pain patient above 10 or 20 mg has the potential to cause death. Methadone can be safely dosed and need not cause an overdose death.

What Is the Starting Dose of Methadone?

The correct starting dose of methadone depends on you, your medical conditions, and on when and how much other opiates you have used immediately before starting methadone. If you don't get the proper methadone dose, the methadone can cause death and the doctor can be sued for an overdose death.

Methadone Used Illegally By Some Doctors

When physicians choose to prescribe methadone, they need to be educated about the rules and the pharmacology surrounding methadone doses, or they may find themselves the subject of a lawsuit.

Methadone Deaths Linked to Doctors’ Negligence

Doctors have begin prescribing methadone to their patients for pain. Unfortunately, methadone can be a dangerous drug for some patients who do not have sufficient tolerance, and when doctors are not educated about dosing methadone.

How Much Will a St. Louis Auto Accident Attorney Cost?

Find out why speaking with a St. Louis car accident lawyer is one of the best things you could do after an auto accident.

Pursuing negligence actions arising from construction site injuries

Article prepared and distributed at a seminar in 2004 sponsored by the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association

What You Should Know About Shift Work Disorder - Workers Comp Attorneys St. Louis

June is the National Safety Month. One of the issues that National Safety Council has highlighted is the adverse health risks associated with shift work- truck drivers, doctors, nurses, police officers and others who work outside the 9-5 shift.

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