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The topics discussed are opioids dispensed in 2023 compared to previous years and comparisons between Iceland and other Nordic countries.

In 2023, there was a positive change in the prescriptions and dispensing of opioids. Opioids dispensed was lower than in the previous year, marking the lowest level of opioid dispensing per capita since the Prescription Medicines Register was first established.

The authors are Védís Helga Eirísdóttir and Jóhann M. Lenharðsson

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Kjartan Hreinn Njálsson, assistant to the Medical Director of Health
kjartan.h.njalsson@landlaeknir.is