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Levacetylmethadol (INN) levomethadyl acetate (USAN) OrLAAM (trade name) or levo-α-acetylmethadol (LAAM) is a synthetic opioid similar in structure to methadone. It has a long duration of action due to its active metabolites. It was approved in 1993 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in the treatment of opioid dependence. In 2001 Orlaam was removed from the European market due to reports of life threatening ventricular rhythm disorders. In 2003 Roxane Laboratories Inc.
