Methadone

Janet Abrahm, MD, FACP, FAAHPM, FASCO

Why Not Methadone?

February 2026

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McCance-Katz EF, Sullivan L, Nallani S.

Drug interactions of clinical importance among the opioids methadone and buprenorphine, and other frequently prescribed medications: A review.

2010. Am J Addict 19:4–16

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Ouchi R, Suzuki H, Kurata N, et al.

A case of esophagogastric junction cancer treated with pain control by administering methadone tablets through a gastrostomy.

J Palliat Med 2024;27:1681-1684

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McPherson ML, Walker KA, Davis MP, et al.

Safe and Appropriate Use of Methadone in Hospice and Palliative Care: Expert Consensus White Paper

J Pain Symptom Manage 2019; 57:635–645

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oncology supportive care

About Dr. Abrahm

Janet Abrahm, MD is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is among the founders of Palliative Care in the United States and the author of four comprehensive books on supportive and palliative care for patients with cancer. Dr. Abrahm is a former practicing oncologist who created the Palliative Care Service at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute over 20 years’ ago. She is an award-winning clinician and educator and continues to practice palliative care at Dana Farber.

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oncology supportive care

Dr. Abrahm's Book

Dr. Abrahm is the author of four comprehensive editions 
on supportive and palliative care for patients with cancer, the first published in 2000 and the latest in 2022.

Her extensive work offers oncologists and other oncology and palliative care clinicians a place to turn to find the most up-to-date evidence-based practices, resources, and practical advice on how to care for patients across the full range of issues they will experience during their illness.

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