A Patient With Sepsis-Induced Multiorgan Failure and Increasing Serum Methadone Concentration: A Case Study

Ther Drug Monit. 2022 Jun 1;44(3):366-368. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0000000000000963.

Abstract

The authors describe a patient with substance use disorder admitted to the hospital with septic shock and multiorgan failure, in whom the serum concentration of methadone kept increasing despite discontinuation of the drug. Therapeutic drug monitoring was performed to monitor the methadone serum concentration during treatment of the underlying diseases.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Methadone / therapeutic use
  • Multiple Organ Failure / etiology
  • Prognosis
  • Sepsis* / drug therapy
  • Shock, Septic* / drug therapy

Substances

  • Methadone