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. 2019 Jan;109(1):52–57. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304753

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.