2021-2022 PDMP Annual Report

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Annual Report | 2021-22 25 Figure 8. Number of schedule II opioid prescriptions dispensed to Florida residents 18 years of age and older by prescription days' supply. Figure 8 illustrates the number of schedule II opioid prescriptions dispensed to Florida residents during RY21 and RY22 by the days' supply. Prescribing patterns have remained steady throughout the last year across all days' supply ranges. For example, at the beginning of RY21, 158,560 prescriptions were dispensed, which contained three or fewer days’ supply. By the end of RY22, 156,130 prescriptions were dispensed, with three or fewer days’ supply. Note that a secondary axis was included for prescriptions that provided 15 to 30 days’ supply due to the differing order of magnitude. OUTCOME 2