Table 2.
Consistent use of NSAIDs (total supplied days ≥ 70%) stratified as per treatment duration and mode of administration
| Mode of administration | Treatment duration (years) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > 0 to ≤ 1 | > 1 to ≤ 3 | > 3 to ≤ 5 | > 5 | Total | |
| Any | 20.7 (27,989/135,036) | 19.0 (4205/22,131) | 36.4 (1171/3221) | 56.3 (430/764) | 21.0 (33,795/161,152) |
| Oral alone | 22.2 (4563/20,597) | 15.9 (148/931) | 27.1 (29/107) | 37.5 (6/16) | 21.9 (4746/21,651) |
| Patch alone | 55.6 (5449/9804) | 45.5 (625/1375) | 65.8 (77/117) | 70.6 (12/17) | 54.5 (6163/11,313) |
| Other transdermal drugs alone | 41.8 (361/864) | 0.0 (0/19) | 0.0 (0/2) | 0.0 (0/0) | 40.8 (361/885) |
| Suppository alone | 42.5 (133/313) | 0.0 (0/3) | 0.0 (0/0) | 0.0 (0/0) | 42.1 (133/316) |
Data presented as % (n/N). N represents total number of patients with data in a given stratum of treatment duration, n represents number of patients who consistently used (total supplied days ≥ 70%) in a given stratum of treatment duration