[sixty one] Like a lot of other cardiotoxic drugs, methadone blocks the hERG K+ channel. The two enantiomers of methadone inhibit hERG channels with various potency. Dextromethadone, that's fewer potent being an opioid, is more potent at blocking the hERG channel with an IC50 of ~12 ?M. Levomethadone features a lower affinity, with an IC50 of ~29??

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