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Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in English: Methadone hydrochloride
Clorhidrato de metadona
Medicamento que se usa para tratar el dolor que va de moderado a grave y que no responde a otros tipos de medicamentos contra el dolor. También se usa para ayudar a las personas adictas a las drogas opioides como la heroína. El clorhidrato de metadona se une con los receptores de los opioides del sistema nervioso central. Es un tipo de analgésico y un tipo de opioide.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.
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