Table 3.

Post-Index Fill Unadjusted Rates of Abuse, ^a Overdose, ^a and Morphine Milligram Equivalents (MME) ^b by Prior Authorization Type ^c

Indicator	No prior authorization	Low Prior Authorization	High Prior Authorization
Abuse	3.39	2.36	3.46
Overdose	0.29	0.19	0.26
MME/Day
<20	17.0	21.8	15.4
20–49.9	67.9	60.9	68.6
50–99.9	12.6	14.8	13.4
>100	2.5	2.6	2.6

^aAbuse and overdose rates are calculated after the index fill.

^bMorphine milligram equivalents are calculated after the index fill and before abuse and overdose occur.

^cAnalyses conducted at the episode-level.