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. 2009 Aug 11;339:b2880. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2880

Table 2.

 Numbers of participants by drug, drug class, and treatment assignment

Drug Primary Active control Placebo
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor:
 Citalopram 1928 733 1371
 Escitalopram 2567 563 2604
 Fluoxetine 9070 2418 7645
 Fluvoxamine 2187 0 1828
 Paroxetine 8728 1223 7005
 Sertraline 5821 1129 5589
 Duloxetine 6361 0 4172
 Venlafaxine 5693 129 4054
Other modern antidepressants:
 Bupropion 6018 0 3887
 Mirtazapine 1268 0 726
 Nefazodone 3319 0 2173
Tricyclic antidepressants:
 Amitriptyline 0 625 627
 Clomipramine 0 632 617
 Desipramine 0 315 298
 Dosulepin 0 106 95
 Imipramine 0 2345 2304
Other antidepressants:
 Mianserin 0 28 28
 Trazodone 0 121 125
All drugs 52 960 10 367 35 904