Table 2.
Perceived Difficulties Experienced by Patients When Filling Opioid Prescriptions
| Variable | Total, n (%)a | Overall, Has the Patient Had Difficulties When Filling Their Opioid Prescription? n (%)a |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| All patients | 139 (100) | 44 (32) | 95 (68) | |
| Do you regularly receive your opioid prescription from the same pharmacist(s)?b | 115 (83) | 33 (75) | 82 (85) | 0.072 |
| Does the pharmacist seem to remember you each time you visit the pharmacy?b | 65 (48) | 12 (27) | 53 (55) | 0.005 |
| How often have you been unable to get your opioid prescription? | 5 (4) | 4 (9) | 1 (1) | 0.035 |
| How often have you been unable to get your opioid prescription because the pharmacy did not have the particular drug in stock? | 7 (5) | 4 (9) | 3 (3) | 0.207 |
| How often have you been unable to get your opioid prescription because your insurance would not cover it? | 2 (1) | 2 (5) | 0 (0) | 0.098 |
| How often has a pharmacist asked you about why you needed your opioid prescription? | 4 (3) | 3 (7) | 1 (1) | 0.094 |
| How often has your insurance company limited you to only one pharmacy to go to for filling your opioid prescription? | 3 (2) | 0 (0) | 3 (3) | 0.551 |
| How often has your insurance company reduced the number of times you can refill your opioid prescription? | 3 (20 | 3 (7) | 0 (0) | 0.031 |
| How often has your insurance company reduced the number of pills in your opioid prescription? | 3 (2) | 3 (7) | 0 (0) | 0.032 |
| How often has the pharmacist given you only part of your opioid prescription (e.g., for seven days instead of the 30 days for which the prescription was written)? | 3 (2) | 3 (7) | 0 (0) | 0.030 |
| How often have you paid a high copay (more than $50) for your opioid prescription? | 10 (7) | 4 (9) | 6 (63) | 0.726 |
a
Number and percentage of individuals reported are those who answered always/very often/sometimes to the stated variable.
b
Number and percentage of individuals reported are those who answered yes to the stated variable.