Table 1 Total numbers of opioid prescriptions, patients filling opioid prescriptions, and dispensed morphine milligram equivalents (MME)
Year | Total opioid prescriptions | Patients who filled opioid prescriptions | Total MME dispensed | MME per prescription* | Daily MME per prescribed patient** | Daily MME per capita*** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | 442,602 | 117,626 | 273,045,916 | 617 | 6.4 | 0.19 |
2011 | 485,556 | 130,054 | 307,900,039 | 634 | 6.5 | 0.21 |
2012 | 537,570 | 150,559 | 338,264,350 | 629 | 6.2 | 0.23 |
2013 | 616,684 | 180,652 | 372,171,397 | 604 | 5.6 | 0.24 |
2014 | 694,575 | 207,984 | 403,087,485 | 580 | 5.3 | 0.26 |
2015 | 754,508 | 224,595 | 448,705,483 | 595 | 5.5 | 0.28 |
2016 | 802,379 | 235,313 | 507,146,315 | 632 | 5.9 | 0.32 |
2017 | 858,186 | 247,700 | 591,209,343 | 689 | 6.5 | 0.36 |
2018 | 880,096 | 247,619 | 671,528,153 | 763 | 7.4 | 0.41 |
2019 | 898,256 | 251,092 | 724,027,460 | 806 | 7.9 | 0.43 |
2020 | 880,137 | 240,218 | 783,002,625 | 890 | 8.9 | 0.46 |