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. 2013 Sep 30;22(12):1274–1282. doi: 10.1002/pds.3522

Table 1.

Changes in the number of extended-release oxycodone (ERO) exposures per quarter reported to US poison centers from 1 year before to 2 years after introduction of reformulated ERO by reasons for exposure

Pre-reformulation (average per quarter) Post-reformulation (average per quarter) Change (post–pre) % 95%CI p value
Extended-release oxycodone
All exposures 692.8 509.4 −26 (−28, −20) <0.0001
–Intentional 390.5 292.5 −25 (−26, −16) <0.0001
 –Abuse 130.3 83.3 −36 (−40, −23) <0.0001
 –Suspected suicide 182.3 143.1 −21 (−26, −10) <0.0001
 –Misuse 51.3 40.4 −21 (−29, 2) 0.0076
–Unintentional 242.5 180.9 −25 (−31, −18) <0.0001
 –Misuse 5.3 3.9 −26 (−58, 37) 0.2826
 –General 75.0 45.9 −39 (−49, −29) <0.0001
 –Therapeutic errors 161.3 129.4 −20 (−26, −9) <0.0001
–Adverse reactions 29.8 19.5 −34 (−50, −17) 0.0005
–Withdrawal 13.5 4.5 −67 (−74, −37) <0.0001
–Unknown 42.8 38.3 −11 (−24, 12) 0.244
Other single-entity oxycodone
All exposures 1448.8 1670.3 15 (12, 20) <0.0001
–Intentional 887.5 1042.4 17 (14, 24) <0.0001
 –Abuse 228.5 273.4 20 (13, 33) <0.0001
 –Suspected suicide 477.8 553.4 16 (10, 23) <0.0001
 –Misuse 104.0 119.6 15 (5, 34) 0.0172
–Unintentional 427.8 471.4 10 (3, 16) 0.0009
 –Misuse 8.5 12.0 41 (2, 129) 0.0840
 –General 189.5 189.4 0 (−9, 10) 0.9882
 –Therapeutic errors 223.0 264.5 19 (7, 26) <0.0001
–Adverse reactions 74.3 85.8 15 (1, 34) 0.0382
–Withdrawal 14.3 14.9 4 (−26, 44) 0.7899
–Unknown 125.3 153.6 23 (11, 36) 0.0005
Heroin
All exposures 587.3 806.5 37 (22, 35) <0.0001
–Intentional 527.3 726.1 38 (22, 36) <0.0001
 –Abuse 355.8 505.1 42 (24, 41) <0.0001
 –Suspected suicide 100.8 130.4 29 (9, 39) <0.0001
 –Misuse 46.5 60.4 30 (3, 47) 0.0025
–Unintentional 28.0 34.5 23 (−6, 49) 0.0624
 –Misuse 2.0 3.5 75 (−61, 107) 0.1627
 –General 22.3 27.0 21 (−6, 57) 0.1245
 –Therapeutic errors 0.8 0.6 −17 (−83, 498) 0.8029
–Adverse reactions 2.0 7.9 294 (60, 629) 0.0003
–Withdrawal 15.8 18.1 15 (−28, 37) 0.3520
–Unknown 35.0 44.5 27 (5, 55) 0.0161