Table 2: Patient-reported v. confirmed prescriptions for opioids among patients receiving long-term opioid therapy (n = 149)*
VariableNo. (%)
CodeineOxycodoneTramadolHydromorphoneMethadoneMorphineOther opioid
Patients with a confirmed prescription17 (11.4)51 (34.2)8 (5.4)52 (34.9)16 (10.7)16 (10.7)18 (12.1)†
Patients who did not report a confirmed prescription3 (2.0)0 (0.0)3 (2.0)5 (3.4)1 (0.7)4 (2.7)12 (8.0)†
Patients who reported a prescription that they did not have6 (4.0)7 (4.7)1 (0.7)10 (6.7)2 (1.3)6 (4.0)26 (17.4)‡

*Total numbers across rows are greater than 149 because some patients were prescribed more than 1 opioid.
†These were fentanyl patches in all cases.
‡Respondents listed the following drugs as opioids: desipramine, nortriptyline, gabapentin, baclofen, lorazepam, nabilone, pregabalin, naproxen and duloxetine.