Generic name: methadone [ METH-a-done ]
Brand names: Diskets Dispersible, Dolophine, Methadone HCl Intensol, Methadose
Drug class: Opioids (narcotic analgesics)

Uses for Dolophine

Methadone is used to treat moderate to severe pain when around-the-clock pain relief is needed for a long period of time. This medicine should not be used to treat pain that you only have once in a while or “as needed”. Methadone is also used together with medical supervision and counseling to treat opioid addiction (eg, heroin or other morphine-like drugs).