Table 3. Characteristics of people with same-day prescribing of pregabalin and an opioid or benzodiazepine among people prescribed pregabalin for whom capture of same-day prescribing was available, March 2012–February 2018 (n = 64 461).
| All active patients prescribed pregabalin, n (%) | Same-day prescribing of pregabalin and an opioid | Same-day prescribing of pregabalin and a benzodiazepine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) |
Percentage of patients prescribed pregabalin, % (95% CI) |
n (%) |
Percentage of patients prescribed pregabalin, % (95% CI) |
||
| n | 64 461 (100.0) | 24 554 (100.0) | 38.1 (37.1 to 39.1) | 8435 (100.0) | 13.1 (13.5 to 13.7) |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 39 058 (60.6) | 14 376 (58.5) | 36.8 (35.8 to 37.8) | 5386 (63.9) | 13.8 (13.2 to 14.4) |
| Male | 25 380 (39.4) | 10 170 (41.1) | 40.1 (38.9 to 41.2) | 3045 (36.1) | 12.0 (11.3 to 12.7) |
| Missing | 23 (0.0) | 8 (0.0) | 34.8 (13.0 to 56.6) | <5 | |
| Age group, years | |||||
| 18–19 | 132 (0.2) | 36 (0.1) | 26.9 (19.9 to 33.8) | 8 (0.1) | 6.0 (2.1 to 9.9) |
| 20–29 | 2026 (3.1) | 624 (2.5) | 30.8 (28.4 to 33.2) | 190 (2.3) | 9.4 (7.9 to 10.9) |
| 30–39 | 4899 (7.6) | 1915 (7.8) | 39.1 (37.0 to 41.2) | 633 (7.5) | 12.9 (11.7 to 14.2) |
| 40–49 | 8760 (13.6) | 3548 (14.4) | 40.5 (39.0 to 42.0) | 1191 (14.1) | 13.6 (12.4 to 14.8) |
| 50–59 | 11 834 (18.4) | 4709 (19.2) | 39.8 (38.5 to 41.1) | 1539 (18.2) | 13.0 (12.1 to 13.9) |
| 60–69 | 13 912 (21.6) | 5309 (21.6) | 38.2 (36.9 to 39.4) | 1745 (20.7) | 12.5 (11.8 to 13.3) |
| 70–79 | 13 548 (21.0) | 4935 (20.1) | 36.4 (35.3 to 37.6) | 1732 (20.5) | 12.8 (12.1 to 13.5) |
| 80–89 | 7803 (12.1) | 2904 (11.8) | 37.2 (35.8 to 38.6) | 1148 (13.6) | 14.7 (13.7 to 15.8) |
| ≥90 | 1545 (2.4) | 574 (2.3) | 37.2 (34.7 to 39.6) | 249 (3.0) | 16.1 (14.2 to 18.0) |
| Socioeconomic status of patient residence (IRSAD quintiles) | |||||
| 1 (most disadvantaged) | 11 437 (17.7) | 4739 (19.3) | 41.4 (39.7, 43.2) | 1586 (18.8) | 13.9 (12.9 to 14.9) |
| 2 | 11 671 (18.1) | 4629 (18.9) | 39.7 (37.9, 41.4) | 1536 (18.2) | 13.2 (11.9 to 14.4) |
| 3 | 16 833 (26.1) | 6408 (26.1) | 38.1 (36.4, 39.7) | 2178 (25.8) | 12.9 (11.9 to 14.0) |
| 4 | 11 261 (17.5) | 4167 (17.0) | 37.0 (35.6, 38.4) | 1451 (17.2) | 12.9 (12.0 to 13.8) |
| 5 (least disadvantaged) | 12 851 (19.9) | 4443 (18.1) | 34.6 (32.7, 36.4) | 1635 (19.4) | 12.7 (11.6 to 13.8) |
| Missing | 408 (0.6) | 168 (0.7) | 41.2 (35.1, 47.3) | 49 (0.6) | 12.0 (8.4 to 15.6) |
- IRSAD
- index of relative socioeconomic advantage and disadvantage