Table 2 Prescription of opioids in hospitalized patients in the Oncology Department in Daily Defines Doses per 1000 hospital stays (DDD/1000HS) per year.
From: Impact of a new palliative care consultation team on opioid prescription in a University Hospital
Opioid | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parenteral morphine | 70 | 79 | 114 | 120 | 127 | 242 | 289 |
Oral morphine | 52 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 55 | 70 | 65 |
Oxycodone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 29 |
Parenteral methadone | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Oral methadone | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 68 |
Transdermal fentanyl | 101 | 160 | 157 | 222 | 184 | 158 | 103 |
Total DDD/1000HS | 240 | 288 | 326 | 411 | 396 | 528 | 558 |