| Overall |
| Percent of beneficiaries with any opiate fill |
43.9 |
44.5 |
44.7 |
44.7 |
43.7 |
| Percent with six or more opiate fills |
21.4 |
22.2 |
22.8 |
23.2 |
23.1 |
| Median annual pills dispensed per user per year |
239.1 |
254.5 |
279.6 |
295.6 |
312.4 |
| Median morphine equivalents per day per user |
9.8 |
10.2 |
10.8 |
11.0 |
9.9 |
| Percent of units dispensed as oxycodone products |
18.8 |
19.6 |
20.5 |
22.3 |
24.4 |
| Chronic Opiate Users (6 or more opiate fills per year): |
| Mean morphine equivalents per day |
77.1 |
77.7 |
80.7 |
81.3 |
77.4 |
| Median morphine equivalents per day |
32.9 |
33.4 |
35.7 |
36.2 |
33.9 |
| Mean unique opiate prescribers per year |
3.01 |
3.08 |
3.03 |
2.99 |
2.93 |
| Mean opiate prescription fill events per year |
15.6 |
15.7 |
15.6 |
15.5 |
15.4 |
| Percent taking more than 100 mg morphine equivalents per day |
20.9 |
20.9 |
21.6 |
21.6 |
19.8 |
| Percent taking more than 200 mg morphine equivalents per day |
10.0 |
10.2 |
10.7 |
10.9 |
10.4 |
