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

5. Volume of Transactions Distributed by Region and Province

5.1 Volume of transactions, total quantity of products, average quantity per transaction and contribution ratios

5.1.1 Regional and provincial

This section presents tables and figures showing the volume of transactions distributed geographically. This section is based on the province where the transaction occurred.

Table 3 shows that:

• New Brunswick, with 40,458 transactions, represents 44% of the regional volume of transactions (92,538) and 42% (2,824,705) of all tablets made available regionally (6,660,877).

Table 3: Summary table of findings for Atlantic Canada

Province	Population	Volume of Transactions	Quantity of Tablets	Transactions per 100 000	Quantity per 100 000	Avg Qty per Transaction	Reg Ctr Vol (%)	Reg Ctr Qty (%)
NB	751,449	40,458	2,824,705	5,384	375,901	70	44	42
NS	938,143	24,828	2,061,199	2,647	219,713	83	27	31
NL	516,875	19,083	1,152,422	3,692	222,960	60	21	17
PE	137,744	8,169	622,551	5,931	451,962	76	9	9
ATL	2,344,202	92,538	6,660,877	3,948	284,143	72	100	100

5.1.2 Transactions per capita (based on 100,000 inhabitants) for Atlantic Canada

Figure 2 shows that:

• The average number of transactions per 100,000 inhabitants for Atlantic Canada is 3,948.
  
  
• Prince Edward Island has the highest number of transactions per 100,000 inhabitants at 5,931.
  
  
• Nova Scotia shows the lowest number of transactions per 100,000 inhabitants at 2,647.

Figure 2: Volume of transactions and transactions per 100,000 inhabitants, Atlantic Canada