Type of medication | Number of scripts per year | % Increase | Scripts per 100 persons per month (mean, 95% CI) | p-value* for the mean difference | ||
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2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | |||
Whole study sample (n = 10,506 person in 2019; n = 11,154 persons in 2020) | ||||||
Any type | 71,829 | 90,897 | 26.5 | 233 (231, 236) | 258 (255, 260) | p < 0.0001 |
Opioids | 13,537 | 20,730 | 53.1 | 182 (180, 185) | 191 (189, 194) | p < 0.0001 |
Opioids over 50 mg/day OME | 1,399 | 2,346 | 67.7 | 174 (167, 182) | 179 (173, 185) | p = 0.35 |
Sub-group of residents in both years (n = 7,340) | ||||||
Any type | 53,870 | 61,984 | 15.1 | 226 (224, 229) | 243 (240, 245) | p < 0.0001 |
Opioids | 10,190 | 15,578 | 52.9 | 188 (185, 191) | 198 (195, 201) | p < 0.0001 |
Opioids over 50 mg/day OME | 1,071 | 1,478 | 38.0 | 185 (177, 193) | 191 (183, 199) | p = 0.29 |