Opioids - For a Healthy Belgium

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PRESCRIBERS
Main prescribers: General practitioners	85.02%
RATE OF USE
Annual consumption (DDD)	70,049,749
Standardised rate of use (per 100,000 insured persons)	610,978.40
Average annual consumption per patient (DDD)	63.35
% Insured persons concerned	9.64%
Approximate % DDD issued outside the insurance	20.25%
% Patients with more than 3 times the average consumption	8.55%
POPULATION
Median age	63 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district)	1.12
Percentage of women	62.00%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme	2.88
CONSUMPTION TRENDS (DDD)
Trend 2011-2021	1.14%
Trend 2011-2019	1.63%
Trend 2019-2021	-0.78%
GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS
Coefficient of variation 2011-2013	24.07
Coefficient of variation 2019-2021	16.96
Max/min ratio of consumption (DDD per 100,000 insured persons, by region)	1.58
Max/min ratio of consumption ( DDD per 100,000 insured persons, by district)	1.88
DIRECT EXPENDITURE
Annual expenditure charged to the insurance	56,235,467€
Average annual expenditure per insured person	4.90 €
Average patient share (under insurance)	22.14%
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by region)	1.58
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by disctrict)	1.93
% “Low-cost” medication	87.19%

On this table, when a statistical test has been performed, the data showing a significant difference is displayed on an yellow background, otherwise on a grey background.

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CODES	LABEL	LABEL ATC-5
N02AA01	MORPHINE	ALCALOIDES NATURELS DE L'OPIUM
N02AA03	HYDROMORPHONE	ALCALOIDES NATURELS DE L'OPIUM
N02AA05	OXYCODONE	ALCALOIDES NATURELS DE L'OPIUM
N02AB03	FENTANYL	DERIVES DE LA PHENYLPIPERIDINE
N02AC03	PIRITRAMIDE	DERIVES DE LA DIPHENYLPROPYLAMINE
N02AE01	BUPRENORPHINE	DERIVES DE L'ORIPAVINE
N02AJ13	TRAMADOL ET PARACETAMOL	OPIOIDES AVEC DES ANALGESIQUES NON-OPIOIDES
N02AX01	TILIDINE	AUTRES OPIOIDES
N02AX02	TRAMADOL	AUTRES OPIOIDES
N02AX06	TAPENTADOL	AUTRES OPIOIDES

The labels on a blue background are the medicines that exist under the status "low cost".
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