levomethadone

As nouns the difference between methadone and levomethadone

is that methadone is a synthetic opioid analgesic, used to wean addicts off of heroin or other opiate based narcotics, and in chronic pain management while levomethadone is the active enantiomer of methadone.

As nouns the difference between enantiomer and levomethadone

is that enantiomer is one of a pair of stereoisomers that is the mirror image of the other, but may not be superimposed on this other stereoisomer. Almost always, a pair of enantiomers contain at least one chiral center, and a sample of either enantiomer will be optically active while levomethadone is the active enantiomer of methadone.

As nouns the difference between active and levomethadone

is that active is a person or thing that is acting or capable of acting while levomethadone is the active enantiomer of methadone.

As an adjective active

is having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.