Table 2.
Defined daily doses trends by British National Formulary groups.
| Tricyclics | Monoamine oxidase inhibitors | SSRIs | Others | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Scotland Population 30 June | DDDs | Index (1995–1996 = 100) | DDDs | Index (1995–1996 = 100) | DDDs | Index (1995–1996 = 100) | DDDs | Index (1995–1996=100) |
| 1995/1996 | 5 103 690 | 22 559 280 | 100 | 630 133 | 100 | 21 258 796 | 100 | 106 874 | 100 |
| 1996/1997 | 5 092 190 | 23 702 350 | 105.07 | 627 300 | 99.55 | 29 899 071 | 140.64 | 107 101 | 100.21 |
| 1997/1998 | 5 083 340 | 25 480 270 | 112.95 | 640 197 | 101.60 | 38 726 741 | 182.17 | 226 075 | 211.53 |
| 1998/1999 | 5 077 070 | 26 065 480 | 115.54 | 584 354 | 92.74 | 41 020 207 | 192.96 | 5 240 741 | 4903.68 |
| 1999/2000 | 5 071 950 | 26 044 424 | 115.45 | 532 847 | 84.56 | 49 096 252 | 230.95 | 6 979 926 | 6531.01 |
| 2000/2001 | 5 062 940 | 25 917 347 | 114.89 | 521 659 | 82.79 | 57 618 447 | 271.03 | 9 152 498 | 8563.85 |
DDD = defined daily dose. SSRI = selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.