From: Opioid prescribing in general practice: an Australian cross-sectional survey
Problem label | Number of problems for which opioid prescribed | Proportion of all opioid problems (95% CI) | Number of times the problem was managed at GP encounters | Proportion of management occasions resulting in opioid script (%) (95% CI) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Back complaint* | 4,498 | 22.1 (21.3–22.8) | 11,811 | 38.1 (36.9–39.3) |
Osteoarthritis* | 2,192 | 10.7 (10.2–11.3) | 10,819 | 20.3 (19.3–21.2) |
Pain, general/multiple sites (including ‘chronic pain’) | 1,613 | 7.9 (7.4–8.5) | 2,286 | 70.6 (68.5–72.7) |
Prescription all* | 902 | 4.4 (4.0–4.9) | 11,527 | 7.8 (7.2–8.4) |
Fracture* | 776 | 3.8 (3.5–4.1) | 3,723 | 20.8 (19.4–22.3) |
Headache* | 591 | 2.9 (2.6–3.2) | 4,303 | 13.7 (12.5–14.9) |
Back syndrome without radiating pain | 419 | 2.1 (1.8–2.3) | 1,183 | 35.4 (32.3–38.6) |
Sprain/Strain* | 414 | 2.0 (1.8–2.2) | 4,606 | 9.0 (8.1–9.9) |
Injury musculoskeletal NOS | 365 | 1.8 (1.6–2.0) | 3,304 | 11.0 (9.8–12.3) |
General symptom/complaint, other | 346 | 1.7 (1.5–1.9) | 939 | 36.8 (33.2–40.5) |
Arthritis (excluding OA and rheumatoid)* | 340 | 1.7 (1.5–1.9) | 1,999 | 17.0 (15.2–18.8) |
Neurological disease, other | 314 | 1.5 (1.4–1.7) | 1,956 | 16.1 (14.3–17.8) |
Rheumatoid arthritis* | 269 | 1.3 (1.2–1.5) | 1,902 | 14.1 (12.5–15.8) |
Complication of medical treatment | 261 | 1.3 (1.1–1.4) | 1,125 | 23.2 (20.6–25.8) |
Neck syndrome | 258 | 1.3 (1.1–1.4) | 1,248 | 20.7 (18.4–22.9) |
Teeth/gum disease | 236 | 1.2 (1.0–1.3) | 1,375 | 17.2 (15.1–19.2) |
Other therapeutic procedure/minor surgery NOS | 234 | 1.1 (0.9–1.3) | 350 | 66.9 (61.1–72.6) |
Neck symptom/complaint | 231 | 1.1 (1.0–1.3) | 1,267 | 18.2 (15.8–20.7) |
Muscle pain | 216 | 1.1 (0.9–1.2) | 1,487 | 14.5 (12.7–16.3) |
Shoulder syndrome | 209 | 1.0 (0.9–1.2) | 2,393 | 8.7 (7.6–9.9) |
Repair/fixate/suture/cast/ prosthetic device (apply/remove) musculoskeletal | 186 | 0.9 (0.8–1.0) | 576 | 32.3 (28.4–36.1) |
Herpes zoster | 144 | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) | 926 | 15.6 (13.2–17.9) |
Malignant Neoplasm | 729 | 3.6 (3.3–3.9) | 10,641 | 6.9 (6.3–7.4) |
Non-malignant neoplasm chronic problem | 9,311 | 45.7 (44.7–46.6) | 207,975 | 4.5 (4.3–4.6) |
Total | 20,393 | 100.0 | 623,664 | 3.3 (3.2–3.4) |