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