Table 2.
Changes in prescription trends from all physicians by opioid
| Total Prescriptions per Month | Hydrocodone, No. Prescriptions (95% CI) | Oxycodone, No. Prescriptions (95% CI) | Tramadol, No. Prescriptions (95% CI) | Hydromorphone, Meperidine, Methadone, Morphine, Oxymorphone, No. Prescriptions (95% CI) | Codeine, No. Prescriptions (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base trend in the prepolicy segment* | –1,900.0 | 297.6 | 706.7 | –219.8 | –283.4 |
| (–2,334.2 to –1,456.8) | (64.7 to 530.6) | (441.1 to 972.3) | (–253.0 to –186.7) | (–379.1 to –187.7) | |
| Change in level in the postpolicy segment† | –26,357.9 | 18,729.2 | –6,908.7 | 2,079.1 | 6,304.3 |
| (–36,700.3 to –16,015.5) | (–696.0 to 38,154.5) | (–20,595.5 to 6,778.0) | (–538.9 to 4,697.2) | (3,002.9 to 9,605.6) | |
| Additional change in trend in the postpolicy segment‡ | –1,567.6 | –2,273.5 | –1,963.8 | –134.2 | –33.7 |
| (–2,296.3 to –838.8) | (–2,857.1 to –1,689.8) | (–2,613.9 to –1,312.7) | (–231.5 to –36.8) | (–126.6 to 59.2) |
CI = confidence interval.
*
Monthly prescribing rate from October 2011 to October 2014.
†
Change in absolute number of prescriptions before and after rescheduling.
‡
Monthly prescribing rate difference before and after rescheduling until November 2017.