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Opioid Outpatient Prescriptions Dispensed to Adults, 2017

Opioid Outpatient Prescriptions Dispensed to Adults, 2017: Total, 110 Million; Hydrocodone, 46 Million; Oxycodone, 27 Million; Tramadol, 22 Million. Hydrocodone, oxycodone, and tramadol account for more than 85 percent of the total.

Opioid Outpatient Prescriptions Dispensed to Adults, 2017 (PDF, 80.7 KB)

Source: MEPS Statistical Brief #529. Total Expenses, Total Utilization, and Sources of Payment for Outpatient Prescription Opioids in the U.S. Adult Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2017.

Page last reviewed June 2020
Page originally created June 2020

Internet Citation: Opioid Outpatient Prescriptions Dispensed to Adults, 2017. Content last reviewed June 2020. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
https://www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/opioids-dispensed.html

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