Missouri News: Methadone Safety

Topics: Patient safety

Published in the August 2009 Missouri Board of Pharmacy Newsletter

On April 28, 2009, the United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the US Food and Drug Administration launched an initiative to help ensure the safe use of methadone. Information about the campaign, as well as consumer safety resources for patients, pharmacists, and other health care professionals, is located on SAMHSA’s Web site at www.dpt.samhsa.gov/metha donesafety/index.aspx.