Table 1

Annual numbers of prescriptions and their costs (n=413)

OpioidNumber of prescriptionsCost (£)Average cost per prescription (£)
Buprenorphine39114 20436
Codeine/dihydrocodeine155168994
Fentanyl41202449
Morphine288365813
Oxycodone18311 48463
Tapentadol935640
Tramadol85658647
Total331944 49130