Methadone HCl Intensol and Oxacillin Sodium

• Generic Name: methadone
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Dolophine, Methadose, Methadose Sugar-Free, Diskets

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).

Methadone is an opioid (narcotic) analgesic (pain medicine). It acts on the nervous system to relieve pain.

This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.

• Generic Name: oxacillin
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names:

  Oxacillin Sodium ADD-Vantage, Bactocill

Treatment of infections caused by, or suspected of being caused by, susceptible penicillinase-producing staphylococci, including respiratory tract, skin and skin structure, bone and joint, and urinary tract infections and meningitis or bacteremia. A drug of choice for these infections.

Treatment of native valve or prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by susceptible staphylococci. A drug of choice; used with or without gentamicin for native valve endocarditis and used in conjunction with rifampin and gentamicin for prosthetic valve endocarditis.

If used empirically, consider whether staphylococci resistant to penicillinase-resistant penicillins (oxacillin-resistant [methicillin-resistant] staphylococci) are prevalent in the hospital or community. (See Staphylococci Resistant to Penicillinase-resistant Penicillins under Cautions.)

Has been used for perioperative prophylaxis in patients undergoing neurosurgery or cardiovascular or orthopedic surgery associated with high risk of staphylococcal infections. Not considered a drug of choice.