Table 3: Opioids dispensed
Opioid20012013
Use, 
no. (%) of women*
MEQ, % of totalUse,
no. (%) of women*
MEQ,
% of total
Any opioid†n = 937n = 1132
Codeine922 (98.4)87.81069 (94.4)56.7
Fentanyl0 (0)-S (< 1)< 1.0
HydrocodoneS (< 1.0)< 1.00 (0)-
HydromorphoneS (< 1.0)< 1.011 (1.0)5.3
Meperidine15 (1.6)4.3S (< 1.0)< 1.0
MorphineS (< 1.0)6.626 (2.3)18.8
OxycodoneS (< 1.0)< 1.049 (4.3)18.2
Tramadol0 (0)-29 (2.6)< 1.0

Note: MEQ = morphine equivalents, S = suppressed data (for privacy reasons, data are suppressed for any count greater than 1 but less than 5).

*Percentages may sum to more than 100% because some patients had multiple opioids dispensed.

†Buprenorphine, butorphanol and dextropropoxyphene were included in the analysis, but had no counts.