Table 1 Opioids commonly recorded in Australian general practice, 2012–2016
From: Opioid prescribing in general practice: an Australian cross-sectional survey
N (% of opioids) | Rate per 100 encounters (95% CI) | Median morphine equivalent dose(a) | Percentage > 100 mg morphine equivalent daily(a) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total opioids | 24,125 (100.0) | 6.19 (6.02–6.36) | — | 11.1% (10.6–11.6)(b) |
Oxycodone | 6,327 (26.2) | 1.62 (1.56–1.69) | 40 mg (n = 4,215) | 21.2% (20.0–22.4) |
Paracetamol/Codeine | 5,919 (24.5) | 1.52 (1.46–1.57) | 18 mg (n = 3,565) | 0.0% |
Tramadol | 3,474 (14.4) | 0.89 (0.85–0.93) | 30 mg (n = 2,479) | 0.2% (0.0–0.4) |
Buprenorphine | 2,405 (10.0) | 0.62 (0.58–0.65) | 24 mg (n = 2,275) | 0.0% |
Oxycodone/Naloxone | 2,075 (8.6) | 0.53 (0.50–0.57) | 40 mg (n = 1,917) | 9.5% (8.2–10.8) |
Morphine sulphate | 1,314 (5.5) | 0.34 (0.31–0.37) | 60 mg (n = 972) | 29.3% (26.5–32.2) |
Fentanyl | 1,161 (4.8) | 0.30 (0.27–0.32) | 90 mg (n = 887) | 35.7% (32.6–38.9) |
Hydromorphone | 340 (1.4) | 0.09 (0.07–0.10) | 120.8 mg (n = 269) | 53.1% (47.2–59.1) |
Paracetamol/Codeine/ Doxylamine | 276 (1.1) | 0.07 (0.06–0.08) | 18 mg (n = 137) | 0.0% |
Tapentadol | 211 (0.9) | 0.05 (0.04–0.06) | 80 mg (n = 194) | 30.9% (24.4–37.4) |
Codeine phosphate | 196 (0.8) | 0.05 (0.04–0.06) | 9.0 mg (n = 122) | 0.0% |
Morphine hydrochloride | 186 (0.8) | 0.05 (0.04–0.06) | 40 mg (n = 180 | 23.8% (14.4–33.1) |