Table 3 Prescription of opioids in hospitalized patients in Departments others than Oncology in Daily Defined 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 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 47 | 64 | 61 |
Oral morphine | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Oxycodone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Parenteral methadone | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Oral methadone | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Transdermal fentanyl | 18 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 37 | 26 |
Total DDD/1000HS | 69 | 56 | 62 | 71 | 77 | 110 | 94 |