A Clinical And Pharmacogenetic Investigation Of Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT) In Opiate Dependent Individuals

Over time, many discoveries revolutionized medicine. Methadone has revolutionized the management of opiate dependence. With MMT, most patients respond well and their health improves. Its complex pharmacology and “opiophobia” however impede its full usefulness. Among the “opiophobics”, alternative th...

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Main Author:	Mohamad, Nasir
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2011
Subjects:	R735-854 Medical education Medical schools Research
Online Access:	http://eprints.usm.my/42134/1/NASIR_MOHAMAD.pdf
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spelling	my-usm-ep.421342019-04-12T05:26:37Z A Clinical And Pharmacogenetic Investigation Of Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT) In Opiate Dependent Individuals 2011-05 Mohamad, Nasir R735-854 Medical education. Medical schools. Research Over time, many discoveries revolutionized medicine. Methadone has revolutionized the management of opiate dependence. With MMT, most patients respond well and their health improves. Its complex pharmacology and “opiophobia” however impede its full usefulness. Among the “opiophobics”, alternative therapies with, as an example, Chinese medicines, are frequently sought and advocated. We performed a laboratory and clinical study with the objective of investigating factors that predict successful MMT program, in an effort to improve therapy with methadone and to help us develop guidelines on the optimization of MMT. We also studied the effect of a Chinese herb, BioLitrin in patients maintained on MMT to evaluate its role as an adjunct to MMT. 2011-05 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/42134/ http://eprints.usm.my/42134/1/NASIR_MOHAMAD.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Institut Penyelidikan Perubatan Molekul
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description	Over time, many discoveries revolutionized medicine. Methadone has revolutionized the management of opiate dependence. With MMT, most patients respond well and their health improves. Its complex pharmacology and “opiophobia” however impede its full usefulness. Among the “opiophobics”, alternative therapies with, as an example, Chinese medicines, are frequently sought and advocated. We performed a laboratory and clinical study with the objective of investigating factors that predict successful MMT program, in an effort to improve therapy with methadone and to help us develop guidelines on the optimization of MMT. We also studied the effect of a Chinese herb, BioLitrin in patients maintained on MMT to evaluate its role as an adjunct to MMT.
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qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
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author	Mohamad, Nasir
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title	A Clinical And Pharmacogenetic Investigation Of Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT) In Opiate Dependent Individuals
title_short	A Clinical And Pharmacogenetic Investigation Of Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT) In Opiate Dependent Individuals
title_full	A Clinical And Pharmacogenetic Investigation Of Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT) In Opiate Dependent Individuals
title_fullStr	A Clinical And Pharmacogenetic Investigation Of Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT) In Opiate Dependent Individuals
title_full_unstemmed	A Clinical And Pharmacogenetic Investigation Of Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT) In Opiate Dependent Individuals
title_sort	clinical and pharmacogenetic investigation of methadone maintenance therapy (mmt) in opiate dependent individuals
granting_institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
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publishDate	2011
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A Clinical And Pharmacogenetic Investigation Of Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT) In Opiate Dependent Individuals

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