Acetaminophen and Methadone Powder

• Generic Name: acetaminophen
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Actamin, Anacin AF, Apra, Bromo Seltzer, Children's Tylenol, Elixsure Fever/Pain, Mapap, Medi-Tabs, Q-Pap, Silapap Childrens, Tactinal, Tempra Quicklets, Tycolene, Tylenol, Vitapap, Acephen, Feverall, Children's Silapap, Febrol Solution, Triaminic Fever Reducer, Genapap, Tylenol Junior, Children's Tylenol Meltaways, Junior Tylenol Meltaways, Mapap Infants, Tylenol Infants, Ofirmev, Tylenol 8 Hour, Tylenol Arthritis Pain, Tylophen

Acetaminophen is a pain reliever and a fever reducer.

Acetaminophen is used to treat mild to moderate and pain, to treat moderate to severe pain in conjunction with opiates, or to reduce fever. Common conditions that acetaminophen treats include headache, muscle aches, arthritis, backache, toothaches, colds, and fevers.

Acetaminophen may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. It is typically used orally, but can be given intravenously.

• Generic Name: methadone
• Dosage Forms: oral powder
• Other Brand Names: Dolophine, Methadose, Methadose Sugar-Free, Diskets

Methadone is an opioid medication. An opioid is sometimes called a narcotic.

Methadone reduces withdrawal symptoms in people addicted to heroin or other narcotic drugs without causing the "high" associated with the drug addiction.

Methadone is used as a pain reliever and as part of drug addiction detoxification and maintenance programs. It is available only from a certified pharmacy.