Province | May 2008-October 2008 | November 2015-April 2016 | Overall comparisons | |||||||
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No. of prescriptions | No. of prescriptions per 100 000 | No. of units per prescription | No. of MMEs per prescription | No. of prescriptions | No. of prescriptions per 100 000 | No. of units per prescription | No. of MMEs per prescription | % change prescription rate | % change no. of MMEs per prescription | |
British Columbia | 206 016 | 4579 | 53 | 3162 | 258 498 | 5492 | 40 | 1672 | 19.9 | -47.1 |
Alberta | 149 800 | 3952 | 71 | 4490 | 221 583 | 5236 | 58 | 3038 | 32.5 | -32.3 |
Saskatchewan | 48 198 | 4520 | 56 | 3792 | 68 742 | 6016 | 53 | 2761 | 33.1 | -27.2 |
Manitoba | 50 867 | 4123 | 59 | 4041 | 61 860 | 4744 | 50 | 2553 | 15.1 | -36.8 |
Ontario | 840 124 | 6334 | 63 | 4508 | 1 047 412 | 7549 | 48 | 2397 | 19.2 | -46.8 |
Quebec | 412 153 | 5147 | 32 | 2153 | 648 582 | 7819 | 25 | 1131 | 51.9 | -47.5 |
New Brunswick | 41 005 | 5427 | 56 | 3309 | 54 297 | 7194 | 52 | 2462 | 32.6 | -25.6 |
Nova Scotia | 38 344 | 4060 | 74 | 4186 | 66 800 | 7063 | 52 | 2347 | 74.0 | -43.9 |
Prince Edward Island | 5096 | 3538 | 67 | 3261 | 7578 | 5157 | 66 | 2750 | 45.8 | -15.7 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 18 830 | 3586 | 54 | 3473 | 32 144 | 6084 | 46 | 2515 | 69.6 | -27.6 |
Average | 4527 | 59 | 3638 | 6236 | 49 | 2362 | 37.8 | -35.1 |
Note: MME = milligrams of morphine equivalent.