Table 1.

Cohorts Included in Analysis of Scheduled Analgesic Prescribing Rates

Study	Year Data Collection Ended	Country	Residents Prescribed Regular Analgesics, % (n = 18,867)
Hoffmann and Schmiemann26,a	2015	Germany	33.7
Tan, Visvanathan54,a,b	2014	Australia	75.2
Bauer, Pitzer55,b	2012	Austria	52
Veal, Bereznicki23,b	2012	Australia	62.8
Sandvik, Selbaek19,a,b	2011	Norway	57.6
Kölzsch, Wulff27	2010	Germany	32
Krüger, Folkestad56,b	2008	Norway	54.8
Lövheim, Karlsson24,a,b	2006	Sweden, Finland	60.6
Reynolds, Hanson32	2004	United States	32
Sandvik, Selbaek19,a,b	2004	Norway	45
Decker, Culp57	2003	United States	45.6
Smalbrugge, Jongenelis33,a,b	2001	Netherlands	45.9
Sandvik, Selbaek19,a,b	2000	Norway	34.9
Nygaard, Naik58,a,b	1997	Norway	29.9
Nygaard and Naik25	1996	Norway	23

^aAcetaminophen data available.

^bOpioid data available.