Prescription opioid dispensing in New South Wales, Australia: spatial and temporal variation

Table 1 Quantity of major prescription opioids dispensed in PBS/RPBS and under-copayment scheme (in DDD)

Generic drugs	2013	2014	2015
Tramadol	2.53	2.57	2.55
Codeine and derivatives^a	6.12	6.10	5.86
Oxycodone and derivatives^b	3.64	3.62	3.56
Fentanyl	1.32	1.36	1.32
Morphine (& derivatives)	0.90	0.86	0.79
Buprenorphine	0.61	0.62	0.61
Hydromorphone	0.36	0.38	0.38
Methadone	0.32	0.31	0.30
Tapentadol^c	–	0.05	0.26

^aCodeine and paracetamol combination; ^bOxycodone and naloxone combination; ^cTapentadol was listed in Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme from 2014

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