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Medication boxes of Piritramid-hameln (Hameln, Germany) with 2x5 vials ad 2 ml-vials (15 mg Piritramid) and 1 ml-vials (7,5 mg Piritramid), respectively.
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Upon restocking opioids, changing from Dipidolor  (a trade name of Piritramid from the Janssen-Cilag GmbH, Germany) to the generic brand Piritramid (Hameln pharma, Germany), with Dipidolor being a commonly used opioid for post-operative pain in Germany, opioids were ordered as a 1 ml vial containing 7.5 mg/ml of Piritramid, instead of the usually ordered and used 2 ml vials containing 15 mg/2 ml of Piritramid, still from the same manufacturer (see the figure of medication boxes (Figure 1)).
Pharmacy dispensing of Dipidolor - and Piritramid-vials in 2010-2012.
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A pharmacy audit of 2010-2012 showed a reduction in prescribed Piritramid distribution (see the figure of pharmacy dispensing of Dipidolor - and Piritramid-vials (Figure 2)).
Pharmacy dispensing of Piritramid-packs with 10 vials (7,5 mg in 1 ml; 15 mg in 2 ml) per month in 2012.
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