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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. https://meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st529/stat529.shtml.

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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