Trends of Opioid Utilisation in Denmark: A Nationwide Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Opioid use has more than doubled over recent decades, and Denmark occupies fifth place in the global ranking. These increases have been partly attributed to the ageing population.

Objective

Our objective was to assess the impact of age over time on utilisation of the most commonly used opioids in Denmark.

Methods

We retrieved nationwide sales data on opioid sales in Denmark from 1999 to 2017. We investigated utilisation trends in age groups for the four opioids with the highest use. We used three volume-based metrics (defined daily doses/1000/day, oral morphine equivalents/1000/day, and packages dispensed/year) and one person-based metric (users/1000/year).

Results

The four opioids selected according to users/1000/year were tramadol (46.1), codeine a

SUBMITTER: Nissen SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6879688 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature