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

8. Main Highlights

Based on the overall chart listed below, the following are key features:

New Brunswick at 44% contributes the most to the volume of transactions in Atlantic Canada (92,538). It has the highest number of prescribers per 100,000 inhabitants (133) who generate the highest volume of transactions (40,458) with a high average number of transactions per prescriber (41).

Prince Edward Island, with the smallest population, contributes to 9% (8,169) of the volume of transactions in Atlantic Canada. The province has the highest number of transactions per prescriber (46) and the second highest number of prescribers per 100,000 inhabitants at 128.

Newfoundland contributes to 21% of the volume of transactions in Atlantic Canada; this comes almost uniquely from GP and FM physicians who generate 94.6% of the province's volume of transactions.

Nova Scotia, with the largest population and number of prescribers (1,042), contributes to 27% of the volume of transactions in Atlantic Canada. This may be related to the fact that the province has the smallest number of prescribers per 100,000 inhabitants (111), the lowest number of transactions per 100,000 inhabitants (2,647) and the lowest average number of transactions per prescriber (24).

Items		ATL	NB	NS	NL	PEI
Population		2,344,202	751,449	938,134	516,875	137,744
Total Number of Prescribers		2,867	997	1,042	588	176
General Practice		1,055 (36.7%)	281(28%)	446 (43%)	283 (48%)	45 (26%)
Family Medicine		710 (25%)	302 (30%)	258 (25%)	106 (18%)	44 (25%)
		61.6%	58.0%	68.0%	66.0%	51.0%
Number of Prescribers per 100,000 Inhabitants		122	133	111	114	128
Total Volume of Transactions		92,538	40,458	24,828	19,083	8,169
General Practice		49,730 (53.7%)	17,468 (43.1%)	15,851 (63.8%)	13,686 (71.7%)	2,954 (37.6%)
Family Medicine		30,483 (32.9%)	17,235 (42.6%)	5,567 (22.4%)	4,378 (22.9%)	3,069 (36.2%)
		86.6%	85.7%	86.2%	94.6%	73.8%
Average Number of Transactions per Prescriber		32	41	24	32	46
General Practice		47	61	36	48	66
Family Medicine		43	58	22	41	70
Volume of Transactions per 100,000 Inhabitants		3,948	5,384	2,647	3,692	5,931
Regional Contribution( in termes of volume)		N/A	44%	27%	21%	9%