Table 3.
The proportion of patients who were dispensed benzodiazepines, z-hypnotics, and gabapentinoids, respectively
| Year | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benzodiazepines or z-hypnotics | No. | %a | No. | %a | No. | %a | No. | %a | No. | %a |
| Oxazepam | 2094 | 28 | 2091 | 27 | 2124 | 27 | 2183 | 28 | 2229 | 29 |
| Diazepam | 1216 | 16 | 1251 | 16 | 1222 | 16 | 1272 | 17 | 1289 | 17 |
| Zopiclone | 1026 | 14 | 964 | 12 | 932 | 12 | 936 | 12 | 863 | 11 |
| Nitrazepam | 757 | 10 | 759 | 10 | 747 | 10 | 737 | 10 | 701 | 9 |
| Clonazepam | 479 | 6 | 432 | 6 | 362 | 5 | 331 | 4 | 268 | 4 |
| Zolpidem | 351 | 5 | 359 | 5 | 333 | 4 | 315 | 4 | 327 | 4 |
| Alprazolam | 305 | 4 | 304 | 4 | 237 | 3 | 206 | 3 | 196 | 3 |
| Flunitrazepam | 41 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Gabapentinoids | No. | %a | No. | %a | No. | %a | No. | %a | No. | %a |
| Pregabalin | 487 | 6 | 449 | 6 | 491 | 6 | 523 | 7 | 591 | 8 |
| Gabapentin | 260 | 3 | 240 | 3 | 277 | 4 | 291 | 4 | 310 | 4 |
No. Number of patients, OAT Opioid agonist therapy
aPercent of all patients who were dispensed an OAT opioid
The table displays the proportion of all OAT patients who were dispensed different benzodiazepines, z-hypnotics, and gabapentinoids