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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Nephrol. 2018 Dec 13;49(1):20–31. doi: 10.1159/000495353
Total HD patients Patients with at least one opioid Rx* (%) Total Opioids (in thousands)
Prescriptions Quantity** Days supply MME
2007 163,558 62.4 550 28,370 7,891 403,510
2008 167,675 62.5 585 30,901 8,728 432,866
2009 172,789 62.8 611 34,304 9,394 476,609
2010 179,621 63.2 638 37,365 10,286 516,444
2011 186,741 62.4 655 39,534 10,935 510,203
2012 192,136 60.9 665 40,911 11,434 531,519
2013 202,775 60.2 669 41,686 11,828 546,223
2014 208,807 53.7 591 37,694 10,793 510,786
*

restricted to patients observed for full calendar year

**

pills, patches, sublingual films

morphine milligram equivalents (mg)

statistically significant difference from prior year based on 95% CI