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Biological half-life and Methadone

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Difference between Biological half-life and Methadone

Biological half-life vs. Methadone

The biological half-life of a biological substance is the time it takes for half to be removed by biological processes when the rate of removal is roughly exponential. Methadone, sold under the brand name Dolophine among others, is an opioid used to treat pain and as maintenance therapy or to help with tapering in people with opioid dependence.

Similarities between Biological half-life and Methadone

Biological half-life and Methadone have 6 things in common (in Unionpedia): Brain, Central nervous system, Half-life, Intravenous therapy, Liver, Morphine.

Brain

The brain is an organ that serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals.

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Central nervous system

The central nervous system (CNS) is the part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.

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Half-life

Half-life (symbol t1⁄2) is the time required for a quantity to reduce to half its initial value.

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Intravenous therapy

Intravenous therapy (IV) is a therapy that delivers liquid substances directly into a vein (intra- + ven- + -ous).

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Liver

The liver, an organ only found in vertebrates, detoxifies various metabolites, synthesizes proteins, and produces biochemicals necessary for digestion.

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Morphine

Morphine is a pain medication of the opiate variety which is found naturally in a number of plants and animals.

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Biological half-life and Methadone Comparison

Biological half-life has 69 relations, while Methadone has 159. As they have in common 6, the Jaccard index is 2.63% = 6 / (69 + 159).

References

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