In 2017, more than 41 billion morphine equivalents in the form of prescribed solid oral opioid hydrocodone was sold. This was a significant decrease of 18 billion morphine equivalents compared to 2010.
Prescription oral solid opioids sold in the U.S. in 2010 and 2017
(in billion morphine equivalents)
Morphine equivalents are a standardized measure used in this statistic to compare the relative potency of a milligram of each opioid to morphine.
Statistic includes prescription retail and hospital markets.
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PMPRB. (January 31, 2019). Prescription oral solid opioids sold in the U.S. in 2010 and 2017 (in billion morphine equivalents) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056795/sold-oral-solid-opioids-as-morphine-equivalents-united-states/
PMPRB. "Prescription oral solid opioids sold in the U.S. in 2010 and 2017 (in billion morphine equivalents)." Chart. January 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056795/sold-oral-solid-opioids-as-morphine-equivalents-united-states/
PMPRB. (2019). Prescription oral solid opioids sold in the U.S. in 2010 and 2017 (in billion morphine equivalents). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056795/sold-oral-solid-opioids-as-morphine-equivalents-united-states/
PMPRB. "Prescription Oral Solid Opioids Sold in The U.S. in 2010 and 2017 (in Billion Morphine Equivalents)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056795/sold-oral-solid-opioids-as-morphine-equivalents-united-states/
PMPRB, Prescription oral solid opioids sold in the U.S. in 2010 and 2017 (in billion morphine equivalents) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056795/sold-oral-solid-opioids-as-morphine-equivalents-united-states/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Prescription oral solid opioids sold in the U.S. in 2010 and 2017 (in billion morphine equivalents) [Graph], PMPRB, January 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056795/sold-oral-solid-opioids-as-morphine-equivalents-united-states/
