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Table 1 Strong opioids dispensed at index date

From: Dose patterns in commercially insured subjects chronically exposed to opioids: a large cohort study in the United States

Opioid medication

Percentage

Fentanyl

0.2

Hydrocodone

78.8

Hydromorphone

0.2

Meperidine

1.7

Methadone

0.004

Morphine

0.2

Oxycodone

18.7

Oxymorphone

0.002

  1. *Percentages may not add up to 100% because of rounding.
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BMC Palliative Care

ISSN: 1472-684X

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