Table 4.

Efficacy of methadone treatment as indicated by clinical notes^*,^† (n = 41)

Indication	Number of clinical indications‡	Efficacy noted, n	Nonefficacy noted, n	Efficacy not documented, n
Control of nociceptive pain	17	9 (52.9)	3 (17.6)	5 (29.4)
Control of neuropathic pain	20	8 (40)	8 (40)	4 (20)
Prevention of withdrawal	11	5 (45.4)	3 (27.3)	3 (27.3)
End-of-life pain management	3	0	1 (33.3)	2 (66.7)
Total	51	22 (43.1)	15 (29.4)	14 (27.5)

^*Clinical notes included physicians’ notes, documentation of methadone dosing, and documentation of patient/caregiver’s reports.

^†Values in parenthesis are represented in percentage.

^‡Ten patients had two concurrent clinical uses.