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What is Methadone?

Methadone is an opioid analgesic used for the management of moderate-to-severe pain; detoxification and maintenance treatment of opioid addiction (if used for detoxification and maintenance treatment of narcotic addiction, it must be part of an FDA-approved program).

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Peripheral neuritis (neuropathy) 2 1
Back pain 1 1
opiod addiction/pain management 1 1

See all 5 patients currently taking Methadone

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 33%
Mild
1 33%
None
1 33%

Most commonly reported side effects

Constipation
1 50%
Sleepiness
1 50%
Sweating excessive
1 50%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  50 mg daily 70 mg daily 80 mg daily 95 mg daily 120 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Methadone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
2 67%
Usually
1 33%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
2 67%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
1 33%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
3 100%

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Report created on March 10, 2010.