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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pain Med. 2010 Jul;11(7):1063–1071. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2010.00883.x

Table 2.

Indication for opioid use, type prescribed and dosing pattern employed

Indication
 Back pain 36%
 Osteoarthritis 35%
 Other* 29%
Type of opioid†
 Oxycodone with acetaminophen 44%
 Codeine with acetaminophen 42%
 Hydrocodone with acetaminophen 36%
 Fentanyl 9%
 Propoxyphene with acetaminophen 5%
 Morphine sulfate 5%
 Hydromorphone 4%
Dosing pattern
 PRN use only 59%
 Scheduled use only 19%
 PRN use with transition to scheduled use 13%
 Both PRN and scheduled use 8%
Escalated dose during treatment period 25%
*

Category includes patients with postherpetic neuralgia, diabetic neuropathy, chronic abdominal pain, chronic headache, fibromyalgia, and rheumatoid arthritis.

†

Some patients were prescribed more than one opioid medication.