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. 2025 Jan 7;8(1):e2452789. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.52789

Table. Change in Prescription Rates Between 2016 and 2022 by Medicationa .

Medication Change by subgroup, %
All Men Women Age group, y
0-5 y 6-12 y 13-17 y 18-25 y
Mood stabilizers
Carbamazepine 3 −2 8 21 −1 −8 3
Valproic acid −17 −7 −33 −28 −22 −21 −8
Lamotrigine 48 29 60 −1 6 20 67
Lithium 155 89 208 −5 87 137 149
Antipsychotics
Chlorpromazine 119 81 150 16 90 201 89
Levomepromazine 52 25 105 −39 39 85 35
Cyamemazine 77 31 155 32 45 82 72
Periciazine −20 −22 −14 −37 −13 −20 −24
Haloperidol 0 −3 4 −44 −14 −1 −3
Pipamperone −32 −32 −31 −25 −37 −47 −24
Zuclopenthixol 10 1 39 120 −29 −20 16
Loxapine 80 45 150 88 90 77 71
Clozapine 99 81 138 NA 219 157 84
Olanzapine 47 19 94 −18 37 61 38
Quetiapine 142 63 217 70 98 233 120
Sulpiride −37 −41 −34 −47 −57 −48 −34
Tiapride −31 −37 −19 −72 −39 −47 −25
Amisulpride 24 2 61 −32 42 4 20
Risperidone 28 19 54 46 38 16 21
Aripiprazole 114 71 177 189 182 119 91
Paliperidone 33 34 28 10 78 0 29
Anxiolytics
Diazepam 31 24 37 −37 −25 26 64
Oxazepam 135 91 164 53 63 120 126
Potassium clorazepate −6 −19 6 −39 −35 −21 −6
Lorazepam 85 58 104 −5 42 86 77
Bromazepam −9 −14 −6 −35 −26 −22 −11
Clobazam −2 −2 −3 −20 −10 −8 −1
Prazepam 14 0 21 −26 −30 5 12
Alprazolam 45 29 53 −3 7 33 40
Clotiazepam 14 2 20 2 −14 8 10
Hydroxyzine 15 3 24 −9 13 24 16
Buspirone 37 20 46 10 68 44 28
Hypnotics, excluding melatonin
Lormetazepam 55 34 71 3 43 24 51
Midazolam 80 82 77 89 71 79 176
Loprazolam −3 −10 3 27 −42 −34 −4
Zoplicone 60 46 70 38 28 17 57
Zolpidem −83 −83 −83 −78 −75 −85 −84
Antidepressants
Clomipramine −6 −27 19 −60 −56 −18 21
Amitriptyline 25 8 34 −28 −12 5 37
Fluoxetine 162 111 187 49 143 230 126
Citalopram −36 −46 −31 −67 −45 −37 −39
Paroxetine 94 60 116 54 39 83 87
Sertraline 214 133 269 101 121 193 216
Escitalopram 18 1 27 −22 −10 12 14
Mianserine 57 34 72 12 −2 37 54
Mirtazapine 123 87 152 34 52 114 114
Venlafaxine 102 70 121 2 18 103 96
Duloxetine 40 13 54 10 −5 26 36
Agomelatine −82 −81 −82 −100 −90 −67 −84
Alcohol dependence medications
Acamprosate 42 33 69 −76 69 −16 38
Naltrexone 43 19 86 −18 −17 −24 43
Nalmefene −22 −33 8 −53 −56 −43 −24

Abbreviation: NA, not applicable (division by 0).

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Detailed data are available in eTable 3 in Supplement 1.