Table 2 Distribution of opioid type at index dispensing in the total study population and among one-year long-term users in previous and new opioid users
All opioid users | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Previous opioid users N = 185 968 | New opioid users N = 507 527 | Total N = 693 495 | |
Opioid type, n (%) | |||
Codeine | 101 649 (54.7) | 302 411 (59.6) | 404 060 (58.3) |
Tramadol | 71 843 (38.6) | 195 962 (38.6) | 267 805 (38.6) |
Oxycodone | 11 190 (6.0) | 14 828 (2.9) | 26 018 (3.8) |
Morphine | 741 (0.4) | 300 (0.1) | 1041 (0.2) |
Other | 6094 (3.3) | 2125 (0.4) | 8219 (1.2) |
1yrLT users | |||
|---|---|---|---|
N = 24 382 | N = 1939 | N = 26 321 | |
Opioid type, n (%) | |||
Codeine | 7430 (30.5) | 493 (25.4) | 7923 (30.1) |
Tramadol | 10 893 (44.7) | 1107 (57.1) | 12 000 (45.6) |
Oxycodone | 3716 (15.2) | 314 (16.2) | 4030 (15.3) |
Morphine | 488 (2.0) | 19 (1.0) | 507 (1.9) |
Other | 3534 (14.5) | 124 (6.4) | 3658 (13.9) |