Report on the Review of Sales Transactions for Oxycodone-based Products in Atlantic Canada (Retail Pharmacies only)

6. Volume of Transactions Distributed by Prime medical Specialty (Top TWO Prime medical Specialties)

6.1 Volume of transactions, total quantity of products and contribution ratios

6.1.1 Regional and provincial

Figure 3 shows that:

• The Newfoundland and Labrador GP Prime Medical Specialty contributes the most to the provincial volume of transactions. This specialty generates 71.7% of all transactions for oxycodone-based products in the province.

Figure 3: Top two prime medical specialties' provincial contributions in volume of transactions, General Practice and Family Medicine

Please note that the prime medical specialties of 465 prescribers were not easily identifiable; therefore, they have been excluded from the statistics presented in Figure 3.