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Methadone vs Oxymorphone - What's the difference?

methadone | oxymorphone |

As nouns the difference between methadone and oxymorphone

is that methadone is methadone while oxymorphone is (pharmaceutical drug) a particular narcotic painkiller.

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.

    • oxymorphone

    English

    (wikipedia oxymorphone)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (pharmaceutical drug) A particular narcotic painkiller.