Table 4. Indications for prescription of alprazolam and other benzodiazepines taken from The Copernicus Knowledge System recorded between 1st July 2002 and 30th September 2002 by general practitioners.

	Panic disorder	Anxiety	Depression	Anxiety/ depression	Total: anxiety/ depression/panic disorder	Insomnia	Other/not specified	Total	No indication provided
Alprazolam	310	194	18	26	548	9	80	643	194
	48%	30%	2.6%	4%	85%	1.4%	12%
Diazepam	80	1252	99	242	1673	414	2180	4258	2304
	1.9%	29%	2.3%	5.7%	39%	9.7%	51%
Temazepam	3	99	164	58	324	5791	1427	7564	3391
	0.03%	1.3%	2.2%	0.8%	4%	77%	19%
Oxazepam	27	1011	49	147	1234	1353	741	3328	2483
	0.75%	31%	1.6%	4.4%	37%	41%	22%
Nitrazepam	7	26	33	30	96	1338	404	1805	873
	0.39%	1.4%	1.8%	1.7%	5%	74%	22%
Flunitrazepam	0	7	4	0	11	167	55	233	59
		3%	1.7%		5%	72%	27%
Benzodiazepine otherthan alprazolam	117	2475	349	477	3418	9063	4807	17188	9304
	0.68%	14%	2.0%	2.8%	20%	53%	28%