Table 2.
Average Pharmacare Expenditure per Day of Therapy Dispensed, by Analgesic and Time Period
| Time Period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analgesic Category | Pre-RP | Type 1 RP | Type 2 RP | Delistings |
| Feb 93–Mar 94 | Apr 94–Oct 95 | Nov 95–Oct 96 | Nov 96–Jun 01 | |
| NSAIDS | ||||
| Unrestricted | ||||
| ASA ect 650 mg tab | 0.22 100 | 0.13 59 | 0.12 55 | 0.12 55 |
| Ibuprofen tab | 0.20 100 | 0.11 55 | 0.11 55 | 0.11 55 |
| Naproxen tab | 0.27 100 | 0.22 81 | 0.22 81 | 0.21 78 |
| Subtotal | 0.23 100 | 0.16 71 | 0.19 82 | 0.19 82 |
| First line restricted | ||||
| Diclofenac | 1.03 100 | 0.85 83 | 0.63 61 | 0.62 60 |
| Diclofenac/misoprostol | 1.24 100 | 1.23 99 | 1.00 81 | 0.90 72 |
| Diflunisal | 1.12 100 | 0.85 76 | 0.63 56 | 0.64 57 |
| Fenoprofen | 1.20 100 | 1.18 99 | 0.90 75 | 0.95 79 |
| Flurbiprofen | 1.23 100 | 0.84 69 | 0.61 50 | 0.61 49 |
| Indometacin | 0.49 100 | 0.43 88 | 0.41 84 | 0.35 71 |
| Ketoprofen | 0.89 100 | 0.55 62 | 0.46 52 | 0.41 46 |
| Naproxen ect & sr | 0.82 100 | 0.85 103 | 0.52 63 | 0.49 59 |
| Salsalate | — | 1.44 — | 1.23 — | 1.14 — |
| Subtotal | 0.96 100 | 0.87 91 | 0.66 69 | 0.62 65 |
| Second line restricted | ||||
| Sulindac | 1.27 100 | 1.04 82 | 0.81 64 | 1.00 79 |
| Nabumetone | — | 1.49 — | 1.22 — | 1.26 — |
| Piroxicam cap | 1.01 100 | 0.81 80 | 0.63 62 | 0.73 72 |
| Tenoxicam | 1.36 100 | 1.34 98 | 1.03 76 | 1.06 78 |
| Tiaprofenic acid | 1.46 100 | 1.23 84 | 0.78 53 | 0.93 64 |
| Tolmetin | 1.10 100 | 0.98 89 | 0.78 71 | 0.91 83 |
| Subtotal | 1.29 100 | 1.19 92 | 0.93 72 | 1.06 82 |
| Delisted/special auth. | 1.38 100 | 1.32 95 | 0.97 70 | 1.08 78 |
| All NSAIDs | 0.83 100 | 0.79 95 | 0.47 57 | 0.39 47 |
| COX-2 NSAIDS | — | — | — | 0.98 — |
| Acetaminophen & Codeine | ||||
| Acetaminophen | 0.41 100 | — | 0.14 35 | 0.11 27 |
| Codeine | 0.48 100 | 0.43 90 | 0.38 79 | 0.36 75 |
| Codeine/acetaminophen | 0.18 100 | 0.12 67 | 0.12 65 | 0.13 74 |
| Codeine/ASA | 0.90 100 | 0.80 89 | 0.83 92 | 0.81 89 |
| All Acetam./Codeine | 0.23 100 | 0.16 70 | 0.16 70 | 0.16 70 |
| OPIATES | ||||
| Oxycodone/acetaminophen | 3.10 100 | 1.04 34 | 0.87 28 | 0.85 27 |
| Fentanyl | 0.20 100 | 0.21 101 | 0.20 99 | 0.19 94 |
| Hydromorphone | 0.39 100 | 0.32 82 | 0.33 86 | 0.39 101 |
| Meperidine | 1.56 100 | 1.53 98 | 1.48 95 | 1.44 92 |
| Morphine | 3.05 100 | 3.03 99 | 2.89 95 | 2.56 84 |
| Propoxyphene | 0.87 100 | 0.86 98 | 0.84 96 | 0.83 95 |
| Anileridine | 4.60 100 | 4.59 100 | 4.46 97 | 4.29 93 |
| Pentazocine | 1.53 100 | 1.53 100 | 1.49 97 | 1.44 94 |
| All Opiates | 1.01 100 | 1.02 101 | 1.00 99 | 0.75 74 |
Notes: The bold values indicate period-specific average monthly rates relative to rates in the pre-RP period.