Table 2.
Distribution of quantity dispensed and days supply for perioperative opioid prescriptions by drug
| Initial Perioperative Opioid Rx | % of Perioperative Opioids by Active Ingredient | Quantity Dispensed: Percentiles | Days Supplied: Percentiles | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25th | 50th | 75th | 95th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 95th | ||
| Overall | 25 | 30 | 40 | 60 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| Oxycodone | 45.0% | 30 | 30 | 40 | 60 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Hydrocodone | 38.9% | 24 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Dextropropoxyphene | 6.2% | 20 | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Codeine | 3.8% | 20 | 30 | 30 | 50 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Tramadol | 1.9% | 30 | 30 | 40 | 90 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 25 |
| Hydromorphone | 1.8% | 30 | 30 | 40 | 60 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| Other* | 1.6% | 20 | 30 | 30 | 50 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| Multiple† | 0.7% | 50 | 60 | 70 | 110 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 20 |
*
fentanyl, meperidine, morphine, oxymorphone, pentazocine, pethidine, tapentadol
†
multiple opioid prescriptions dispensed on the same day