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- Title
Assessing the Trends of Tramadol Utilization in the Medicare Part D Population in Rhode Island.
- Authors
BORRELLI, ERIC P.
- Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the trends in tramadol dispensing among Medicare Part D patients in Rhode Island. METHODS: An analysis was conducted of the Medicare Part D Provider Utilization and Payment Data Public Use File for the years 2013–2021. Chi squared tests were conducted to assess statistical significance of annual changes in proportions. RESULTS: Following tramadol becoming a controlled substance in 2014, the number of dispensed tramadol prescriptions and patients with a tramadol prescription decreased every subsequent year through 2021 (prescriptions: 42,157 to 33,026; patients: 12,654 to 9,653). The percentage of opioid prescriptions that were tramadol increased from 16.32% in 2013 to 21.19% in 2020. CONCLUSION: Tramadol utilization has been decreasing among the Medicare Part D population in Rhode Island while the percentage of opioid dispensings that were tramadol have been increasing. Future studies are needed to assess whether patients utilizing tramadol are at a higher risk for adverse outcomes.
- Subjects
RHODE Island; MEDICARE Part D; TRAMADOL; CHI-squared test; CONTROLLED substances
- Publication
Rhode Island Medical Journal, 2024, Vol 107, Issue 5, p33
- ISSN
0363-7913
- Publication type
Article