Table 5.

Percentage of chronic pain patients using different types of prescribed medications (N = 949).

Drug type	Example	Percentage of patients reporting use
Paracetamol	Paracetamol	10.6%
Opioids—weak	Tramadol, Codeine, Dihydrocodeine	26.6%
Opioids-strong	Fentanyl, Oxycodone, Morphine, Methadone	14.1%
Analgesics—other	Diazepam, Baclofen	21.4%
Anti-neuropathic-conventional	Amitriptyline, Pregabalin, Conventional Gabapentin, Duloxetine	33.1%
Anti-neuropathic—other	Venlafaxine, Sertraline, Mirtazapine, Capsaicin	12.6%
NSAIDs	Ibuprofen, Naproxen, Diclofenac, Aspirin	19.2%
NMDA antagonists	Ketamine	0.3%
Cannabis	Noidecs, Satoline	2.4%
Other	Metformin, Cetirizine, Sumatriptan, Bisoprolol, Omeprazole	42.1%