The Misuse of Drugs (Supervision of Prescription and Supply of Methadone) Regulations 1998 set out specific requirements for the prescribing and dispensing of methadone, the keeping of records, the maintenance of a central treatment list of patients treated with methadone and certain exemptions from the protocol where methadone is used in hospitals or for the treatment of conditions other than opiate dependence. The position in relation to the administration of methadone to persons in Garda custody will be reviewed as part of a forthcoming review of the Regulations.