The main purpose of the National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data (NOPSAD) collection is to aggregate standardised jurisdictional data on the number of clients accessing pharmacotherapy for the treatment of opioid dependence, the number of prescribers participating in the delivery of pharmacotherapy treatment, and quantitative information about the prescribing sector. As such, national information on pharmacotherapy can be reported.

Collection details
Variables to support reporting and linkage
  • Age (Date of birth)
  • Sex/gender
  • Indigenous status
  • SA2

Temporal coverage 

from 30/6/2004 to 30/6/2023

Geographical coverage

National and State

Data availability

  • Publications
  • Summary tables published in electronic form
  • Statistics

Client specified tables on request which may be subject to data provider approval (charges apply).

Unit records are not available.

Data scope 

The collection covers the provision of opioid pharmacotherapy treatment, the practitioners who prescribe the treatment, the dosing sites who dispense the pharmacotherapy drugs, and the clients receiving the opioid pharmacotherapy treatment. The following pharmacotherapies are currently recommended for the treatment of opioid dependency:

  • Methadone hydrochlorideMethadone Syrup®
  • Biodone Forte ® 
  • BuprenorphineSubutex® 
  • Buprenorphine/NaloxoneSuboxone®.
  • buprenorphine as long acting injections (Buvidal® and Sublocade®).

Methodology 

Official

Metadata information and data quality statement (DQS)

NOPSAD 2023 DQS
(METEOR 792377)

External links and information

National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data Collection (NOPSAD) 2023

Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2022–23

Contact 

[email protected]