Table 3 Analgesic use
Variable | No. of patients (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Use of prescription analgesics for current musculoskeletal pain (N = 257) |  | |
Yes | 208 (80.9) | |
No | 49 (19.1) | |
Prescription medications | Prescribed for MSK pain (n = 201) | |
Opioids | 148 (73.6%) | |
Oxycodone/Oxycontin | 70 (47.3%) | |
Codeine | 59 (39.9%) | |
Hydromorphone | 50 (33.8%) | |
Morphine (oral) | 24 (16.2%) | |
Fentanyl (oral/patch) | 6 (4.1%) | |
Opioids used in last week | 73 (49.3%) | |
NSAIDs | 93 (46.3%) | |
Naproxen | 47 (50.5%) | |
Celecoxib | 31 (33.3%) | |
Toradol | 24 (25.8%) | |
Diclofenac (topical) | 12 (12.9%) | |
Meloxicam | 7 (7.5%) | |
Diclofenac (oral) | 6 (6.5%) | |
Gabapentin/Pregabalin | 75 (37.3%) | |
Use non-prescription/OTC analgesics for current musculoskeletal pain (N = 258) |  | |
No | 59 (28.3%) | |
Yes | 199 (77.1%) | |
Ibuprofen | 136 (69.4%) | |
Acetaminophen | 126 (64.3%) | |
Naproxen | 67 (34.2%) | |
Acetylsalicylic Acid | 35 (17.9%) | |
Diclofenac (topical) | 35 (17.9%) | |
Used cannabis, or know someone who has | Medically (N = 255) | Recreationally (N = 253) |
No | 100 (39.2%) | 93 (36.8%) |
Yes | 155 (60.8%) | 160 (63.2%) |
Used and know someone | 48 (18.8%) | 67 (26.5%) |
Used | 42 (16.5%) | 35 (13.8%) |
Know someone | 65 (25.5%) | 58 (22.9%) |
Used cannabis in the past 12 months to control pain (N = 255) |  | |
No | 174 (68.2%) | |
Yes | 81 (31.8%) | |