TABLE 1—
Opioid Analgesic Substances Selected and Their Defined Daily Doses (DDDs): Quantifying the Adequacy of Opioid Analgesic Consumption Globally
| Opioid Analgesic | Official DDD | INCB S-DDD | Other Sources, DDD | DDD Used in This Study |
| Alphaprodine | . . . | 120 | 240 | 240 |
| Bezitramide | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
| Dextromoramide | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
| Dihydroetorphine | . . . | . . . | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Dipipanone | . . . | 75 | 67 | 75 |
| Fentanyl | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | |
| Hydromorphone | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
| Ketobemidone | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
| Levorphanol | . . . | 6 | 20 | 20 |
| Morphine | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
| Nicomorphine | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
| Oxycodone | 75 | 75 | 75 | |
| Oxymorphone | . . . | 10 | 13, 33, 67 | 50 |
| Pethidine | 400 | 400 | 400 | |
| Phenazocine | 3 | 20 | 3 | |
| Piritramide | 45 | 45 | 45 | |
| Tilidine | 200 | 200 | 200 | |
| Trimeperidine | . . . | 200 | 200 |
Note. INCB = International Narcotics Control Board; S-DDD = statistical defined daily dosage.