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Table 3 Annual dosage and proportion of opioids and NSAIDs from 2013 to 2018

From: National drug utilization trend of analgesics in China: an analysis of procurement data at 793 public hospitals from 2013 to 2018

Annual dosage

2013y

2014y

2015y

2016y

2017y

2018y

Opioids

 Total DDD (100 million)

0.76

0.88

0.99

1.15

1.36

1.61

 Proportiona

40.69%

41.87%

43.46%

45.05%

47.02%

47.55%

NSAIDs

 Total DDD (100 million)

0.99

1.10

1.15

1.26

1.38

1.60

 Proportiona

52.98%

51.98%

50.70%

49.26%

47.63%

47.19%

  1. aAs a percentage of total analgesic annual dosage