Table 3 Characteristics of Controlled Substance Prescribing Encounters, Silent Surveillance 2 (n = 61,747 prescribing encounters)
Characteristic | No. (% Prescribing encounters) |
|---|---|
Age of patient | |
< 18 | 1552 (2.51 %) |
18-64 | 45,571 (73.80 %) |
65 | 14,624 (23.68 %) |
Facility type | |
ED/Urgent Care | 18,267 (29.58 %) |
Inpatient Discharge | 4656 (7.54 %) |
Outpatient including phone calls | 38,310 (62.04 %) |
Other | 514 (0.83 %) |
Class of drug | |
Opiate | 45,165 (73.15 %) |
Benzodiazepine | 14,268 (23.11 %) |
Both | 2314 (3.75 %) |
Number of criteria met (of any combination) | |
0 | 48,164 (78.00 %) |
1 | 10,517 (17.03 %) |
2 | 2654 (4.30 %) |
3 | 369 (0.60 %) |
4 | 43 (0.07 %) |
5 | 0 (0.00 %) |
Criteria met | |
Prescription with >50 % remaining | 8358 (13.54 %) |
2+ visits with onsite administration | 1208 (1.96 %) |
3+ prescriptions in past 30 days | 2873 (4.65 %) |
Positive tox screen | 4165 (6.75 %) |
BAC | 1444 (2.34 %) |
Cocaine | 1248 (2.02 %) |
Marijuana | 2440 (3.95 %) |
Previous presentation for overdose | 500 (0.81 %) |