Table 3.
Characteristics of street sales entered in the StreetRx website.
| Variables | Tapentadol | Oxycodone | ||||
| Number of reports, n (%) | ||||||
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All reports | 31 (100) | 756 (100) | |||
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Extended-release | 11 (35.48) | 218 (28.84) | ||
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Immediate-release | 5 (16.13) | 437 (57.8) | ||
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Unknown | 15 (48.39) | 101 (13.36) | ||
| Geometric mean price per milligram, Aus $ (US$) | ||||||
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All reports | 0.12 (0.09) | 1.28 (0.91) | |||
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Extended-release | 0.09 (0.06) | 0.69 (0.49) | ||
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Immediate-release | 0.10 (0.07) | 1.84 (1.31) | ||
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Unknown | 0.16 (0.11) | 1.08 (0.77) | ||
| Reason for purchase, n (%) | ||||||
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To prevent or treat withdrawal | 0 (0) | 10 (1.32) | |||
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For enjoyment or to get high | 0 (0) | 45 (5.95) | |||
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To resell | 1 (3.23) | 8 (1.06) | |||
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To self-treat pain or another medical condition | 14 (45.16) | 219 (28.97) | |||
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To come down | 0 (0) | 3 (0.4) | |||
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Missing or did not reporta | 16 (51.61) | 471 (62.3) | |||
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