In 2017, public payments accounted for half of all prescriptions made for oral solid opioids in Canada, compared to ** percent for all Rx drugs. Out-of-pocket payments were responsible for ** and ** percent of retail prescriptions, respectively.
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PMPRB. (January 31, 2019). Percentage of retail prescriptions for oral solid opioids versus all drugs in Canada in 2017, by payer type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 01, 2026, from https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/1058238/share-of-retail-prescriptions-by-payer-oral-solid-opioids-versus-all-drugs-canada/
PMPRB. "Percentage of retail prescriptions for oral solid opioids versus all drugs in Canada in 2017, by payer type." Chart. January 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed October 01, 2026. https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/1058238/share-of-retail-prescriptions-by-payer-oral-solid-opioids-versus-all-drugs-canada/
PMPRB. (2019). Percentage of retail prescriptions for oral solid opioids versus all drugs in Canada in 2017, by payer type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 01, 2026. https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/1058238/share-of-retail-prescriptions-by-payer-oral-solid-opioids-versus-all-drugs-canada/
PMPRB. "Percentage of Retail Prescriptions for Oral Solid Opioids versus All Drugs in Canada in 2017, by Payer Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2019, https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/1058238/share-of-retail-prescriptions-by-payer-oral-solid-opioids-versus-all-drugs-canada/
PMPRB, Percentage of retail prescriptions for oral solid opioids versus all drugs in Canada in 2017, by payer type Statista, https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/1058238/share-of-retail-prescriptions-by-payer-oral-solid-opioids-versus-all-drugs-canada/ (last visited October 01, 2026)
Percentage of retail prescriptions for oral solid opioids versus all drugs in Canada in 2017, by payer type [Graph], PMPRB, January 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/1058238/share-of-retail-prescriptions-by-payer-oral-solid-opioids-versus-all-drugs-canada/
