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Methadone vs Normethadone - What's the difference?

methadone | normethadone |

As nouns the difference between methadone and normethadone

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 normethadone is a desmethyl derivative of methadone used as a cough suppressant.

methadone

English

Noun

(-)
  • (chemistry) A synthetic opioid analgesic, used to wean addicts off of heroin or other opiate based narcotics, and in chronic pain management.

    • normethadone

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A desmethyl derivative of methadone used as a cough suppressant.