TABLE 2.

Average Monthly Cost Comparison of Analgesic Drugs^100-103

Generic Name	Brand Namea	Frequency of Use Per Day	Total Daily Doseb	Average Monthly Cost ($)c
Long-acting opioids
Hydromorphone pills	Exalgo	1	8 mg	349
			12 mg	520
			16 mg	738
Methadone pills	Generic	3	15 mg	17
			30 mg	20
Morphine pills	Generic	2	30 mg	48
	Avinza	1	30 mg	177
	Kadian	1	30 mg	247
	MS-Contin	2	60 mg	270
	Avinza	1	60 mg	313
	Kadian	1	60 mg	433
	Generic	2	120 mg	101
	Avinza	1	90 mg	456
	Kadian	1	100 mg	692
Oxymorphone pills	Opana ER	2	20 mg	290
	Opana ER	2	30 mg	343
	Generic	2	30 mg	319
	Opana ER	2	40 mg	509
	Opana ER	2	80 mg	955
Oxycodone pills	OxyContin	2	20 mg	164
	OxyContin	2	40 mg	306
	OxyContin	2	80 mg	529
	OxyContin	2	160 mg	1,031
Opioid patches
Buprenorphine patches
5 mcg/h	Butrans	0.3	120 mcg	189
10 mcg/h	Butrans	0.3	240 mcg	276
20 mcg/h	Butrans	0.3	480 mcg	495
Fentanyl extended-release patches
25 mcg/h	Duragesic	0.3	600 mcg	303
25 mcg/h	Generic	0.3	600 mcg	126
50 mcg/h	Duragesic	0.3	1,200 mcg	666
50 mcg/h	Generic	0.3	1,200 mcg	205
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsd
Celecoxib capsule	Celebrex	2	200 mg	219
	Celebrex	1	200 mg	181
	Celebrex	1	400 mg	282
Diclofenac capsule	Zipsor	4	100 mg	412
Diclofenac tablet	Generic	3	150 mg	46
Ibuprofen tablet	Advil	6	1,200 mg	18
	Motrin	6	1,200 mg	21
	Generic	6	1,200 mg	11
Indomethacin capsule	Generic	3	75 mg	21
	Generic	2	100 mg	35
Meloxicam tablet	Mobic	1	7.5 mg	187
	Generic	1	7.5 mg	95
Naproxen tablet	Aleve	3	660 mg	13
	Generic	3	660 mg	10
	Generic	2	1,100 mg	39
Naproxen extended-release tablet	Naprelan	1	750 mg	307
Piroxicam	Generic	1	10 mg	71
	Generic	1	20 mg	126
Anticonvulsantse
Carbamazepine	Generic	3	600 mg	19
Gabapentin	Neurontin	3	300 mg	99
	Generic	3	300 mg	33

^aSelected doses among those available.

^bFor opioids, total daily dose of opioids only.

^cFor opioids, prices reflect nationwide retail average for July 2012, rounded to the nearest dollar.

^dFor nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, monthly cost reflects national average retail prices for March 2013, rounded to the nearest dollar; data were provided by Source Healthcare Analytics, Inc.

^eFor anticonvulsants, prices are based on nationwide retail average prices for April 2011.

mcg/h = microgram per hour; mg = milligram.