Table 2 Number of DDDs/1000 inhabitants/day of analgesics during the pre-withdrawal period (Jan-June 2009) and the post-withdrawal period (Jan-June 2012)
From: Use of analgesics in France, following dextropropoxyphene withdrawal
Pre-withdrawal | Post-withdrawal | Percentage changes | |
|---|---|---|---|
WHO ladder step 1 | |||
NSAIDs | 29,41 | 26,53 | −9,8% |
PC | 30,79 | 39,16 | + 27,2% |
ALL STEP 1 | 60,20 | 65,69 | + 9,1% |
WHO ladder step 2 | |||
DXP / PC | 28,82 | 0,00 | −100% |
CODEINE | 0,03 | 0,05 | + 50,0% |
CODEINE / PC | 3,04 | 5,06 | + 66,3% |
OPIUM / PC | 1,40 | 2,55 | + 83,0% |
TRAMADOL | 3,58 | 3,99 | + 11,3% |
TRAMADOL / PC | 9,68 | 13,39 | + 38,3% |
ALL STEP 2 | 46,56 | 25,05 | −46,2% |
WHO ladder step 3 | |||
MORPHINE-LIKE DRUGS | 1,90 | 2,50 | + 31,3% |
MORPHINE | 0,79 | 0,84 | + 5,5% |
ALL STEP 3 | 2,70 | 3,33 | + 23,7% |
ALL ANALGESICS | 109,45 | 94,07 | −14,1% |