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Injectable-Noninjectable Tablets

Jerome H. Jaffe, MD; Kirkland Fritz, MD; Krishan K. Kaistha, MD

Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1971;25(6):525-526.

Abstract
Experiments indicate that currently available methadone disks can, with a little ingenuity, be converted into the injectable form. This is of potential concern since methadone, when injected intravenously, is similar to other opiates in its psychopharmacological effects. The possible misuse of these disks can be avoided by dispensing the medicine in natural or certain artificial juices.

Author Affiliations
Chicago

From the Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago, and the Illinois Department of Mental Health, Chicago.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Sept 3, 1971.

Reprint requests to Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago, 950 E 59th St, Chicago 60637 (Dr. Kaistha).

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