Opioid prescription regimen for chronic medical conditions U.S. 2015 | Statista

This statistic shows the opioid prescription regimen for selected chronic medical conditions in the U.S. in 2015. In 22 percent of al-spine-osteoarthritis cases among members, opioid prescriptions were filled. Of these, 46 percent were prescribed for less than 45 days.

Opioid prescription regimen for selected chronic medical conditions in U.S. in 2015

Characteristic	Rate of prescriptions filled	Less than 45 days	More than 45 days	Percent who received a high dose
Osteoarthritis, all spine	22%	46%	54%	6%
Osteoarthritis, non-spine	37%	34%	66%	9%
All vertebral and other back disorders	19%	46%	54%	6%
Other bone and joint disorders	14%	54%	46%	5%

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Release date

June 2017

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2015

Number of respondents

base: over 30 million

Age group

under age 65 years

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BCBS commercially-insured members

Method of interview

Online survey

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