Table 1 Annual change rates and ratios for opioid dispensing in Canada, by province and for Canada (total), 2005–2011
Change rate (%) in dispensing | Opioid dispensing ratio | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strong opioids | Weak opioids | Oxycodone | Weak/Strong | |||||
Province | 2005-2011 | 2011-2012 | 2005-2011 | 2011-2012 | 2005-2011 | 2011-2012 | 2005 | 2012 |
British Columbia (BC) | +48.5 | -2.0 | -3.8 | -1.6 | +135.0 | -9.0 | 2.7 | 1.8 |
Alberta (AB) | +29.3 | -3.9 | -0.4 | +1.7 | +64.7 | -9.7 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
Saskatchewan (SK) | +98.7 | +1.2 | +26.2 | -3.4 | +88.2 | -18.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
Manitoba (MN) | +98.2 | -2.9 | +37.4 | +3.0 | +118.2 | -11.5 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
Ontario (ON) | +39.5 | -15.2 | -12.3 | -7.7 | +75.2 | -24.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
Quebec (QC) | +45.4 | +2.9 | -5.4 | -2.2 | +88.5 | +0.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
New Brunswick (NB) | +39.0 | +1.2 | -0.7 | +0.1 | +56.9 | -8.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
Nova Scotia (NS) | +43.5 | +2.7 | -4.6 | -2.6 | +29.1 | -9.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
Prince Edward Island (PE) | +62.8 | +6.0 | -3.8 | -3.2 | +98.4 | +2.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 |
Newfoundland (NL) | +71.8 | +5.2 | -1.3 | +5.0 | +93.3 | +2.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
Canada (CA) | +43.4 | -7.9 | -3.3 | -2.8 | +80.4 | -17.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 |