Table 1.
Numbers of Residents With Persistent Pain and Opioid-naïve Initiation of Transdermal Fentanyl (n = 17,052)
| Opioid-naïve Initiation | Total Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No n (%) | Yes n (%) | ||
| Persistent pain | |||
| No n (%) | 9736 (57.1) | 5923 (34.7) | 15,659 (91.8) |
| Yes n(%) | 1126 (6.6)* | 267 (1.6) | 1393 (8.2) |
| Total population | 10,862 (63.7) | 6190 (36.3) | 17,052 (100) |
All percentages are based on total population of 17,052 residents in denominator.
*
Fentanyl prescribing complied with labeling conditions for persistent pain and no opioid-naïve initiation.