Table 2 Number of patients consuming opioids per type of opioid in the years 2019 and 2020.
Drug and route | Units of consumption (UC) | Yeara | Patients, n (%) | Total consumption in the year (UC) | Mean consumption per patient in the year (UC/patient) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parenteral fentanyl | mcg | 2019 | 186,159 (46.4) | 171,240,825 | 920 |
mcg | 2020 | 153,795 (49.6) | 216,817,273 | 1410 | |
Enteral methadone | mg | 2019 | 2650 (0.7) | 1,289,378 | 487 |
mg | 2020 | 3449 (1.1) | 1,560,053 | 452 | |
Parenteral methadone | mg | 2019 | 3962 (1.0) | 147,158 | 37 |
mg | 2020 | 5810 (1.9) | 245,038 | 42 | |
Parenteral morphine | mg | 2019 | 117,767 (29.3) | 4,797,794 | 41 |
mg | 2020 | 101,463 (32.7) | 4,066,550 | 40 | |
Parenteral remifentanil | mg | 2019 | 67,753 (16.9) | 1,518,910 | 22 |
mg | 2020 | 56,083 (18.1) | 1,398,366 | 25 | |
Parenteral sufentanil | mcg | 2019 | 22,135 (5.5) | 12,824,426 | 579 |
mcg | 2020 | 18,177 (5.9) | 7,183,737 | 395 | |
Parenteral tramadol | mg | 2019 | 302,025 (75.2) | 35,480,617 | 117 |
mg | 2020 | 232,341 (74.9) | 27,068,579 | 117 |
