Table 1 Total opioid consumption in 2019 and 2020.
Drug and route | Units of consumption | Year | Total | Mean | Standard deviation | Highest mean weekly consumption |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parenteral fentanyl* | mcg | 2019 | 171,240,825 | 3,293,093 | 353,450 | 588 (EW 10) |
mcg | 2020 | 216,817,273 | 4,090,892 | 1,508,169 | 1165 (EW 19) | |
Enteral methadone* | mg | 2019 | 1,289,378 | 24,796 | 5003 | 58 (EW 30) |
mg | 2020 | 1,560,053 | 29,435 | 6756 | 60 (EW 40) | |
Parenteral methadone* | mg | 2019 | 147,158 | 2830 | 1122 | 33 (EW 34) |
mg | 2020 | 245,038 | 4623 | 2153 | 63 (EW 13) | |
Parenteral morphine¶ | mg | 2019 | 4,797,794 | 92,265 | 9962 | 21 (EW 1) |
mg | 2020 | 4,066,550 | 76,727 | 17,782 | 20 (EW 21) | |
Parenteral remifentanil | mg | 2019 | 1,518,910 | 29,210 | 5571 | 17 (EW 18) |
mg | 2020 | 1,398,366 | 26,384 | 9896 | 29 (EW 19) | |
Parenteral sufentanil¶ | mcg | 2019 | 12,824,426 | 246,624 | 49,160 | 594 (EW 26) |
mcg | 2020 | 7,183,737 | 135,542 | 63,912 | 495 (EW 24) | |
Parenteral tramadol¶ | mg | 2019 | 35,480,617 | 682,320 | 44,522 | 58 (EW 1) |
mg | 2020 | 27,068,579 | 510,728 | 131,969 | 59 (EW 53) |