TABLE 2

Benzodiazepine (BDZ) and opioid prescriptions for patients with oxygen-dependent interstitial lung disease

BDZsOpioids
Prescriptions (random sample)20002000
DDDs per prescriptions33.0±37.419.7±28.2
 Missing0 (0.0)18 (0.9)
BDZ
 Oxazepam1712 (85.6)
 Diazepam139 (7.0)
 Alprazolam123 (6.2)
 Other26 (1.3)
Opioid
 Codeine269 (13.5)
 Dextropropoxyphene97 (4.9)
 Fentanyl132 (6.6)
 Morphine440 (22.0)
 Oxycodone573 (28.7)
 Tramadol384 (19.2)
 Other105 (5.3)

Data presented as n, mean±sd or n (%); percentages do not sum to 100 due to rounding. DDDs: defined daily doses.