Table 5.

Prescribed daily dose/defined daily dose ratio for the prescribed antidepressant

Drug	ATC code	PDD (mg)	DDD (mg)	PDD/DDD (mg)
Escitalopram	N06AB10	12.72	10	1.2
Amitriptyline	N06AA09	51.05	75	0.68
Imipramine	N06AA02	79.42	100	0.79
Mirtazapine	N06AX11	15	30	0.5
Fluoxetine	N06AB03	28.57	20	1.42
Sertraline	N06AB06	78.84	50	1.57
Dosulepin	N06AA16	75	150	0.5
Clomipramine	N06AA04	25	100	0.25
Desvenlafaxine	N06AX23	131.25	50	2.62
Paroxetine	N06AB05	25	20	1.25

PDD=Prescribed daily dose, DDD=Defined daily dose, ATC=Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification