Table 2.

Number and percentage of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) prescriptions by gender.

	Females				Males
SSRI	2002	2003	2004	2005	2002	2003	2004	2005
Celexa	279	256	160	64	507	462	241	120
	22.2%	17.8%	11.7%	5.2%	21.8%	18.3%	10.4%	6.0%
Lexapro	17	172	184	200	25	308	379	342
	1.4%	12.0%	13.4%	16.2%	1.1%	12.2%	16.4%	17.2%
Luvox	30	11	16	15	116	81	74	75
	2.4%	0.8%	1.2%	1.2%	5.0%	3.2%	3.2%	3.8%
Paxil	305	139	71	59	481	230	108	68
	24.3%	9.7%	5.2%	4.8%	20.7%	9.1%	4.7%	3.4%
Paxil CR	16	57	43	24	36	96	46	17
	1.3%	4.0%	3.1%	1.9%	1.6%	3.8%	2.0%	0.9%
Prozac	137	118	236	259	198	197	406	399
	10.9%	8.2%	17.2%	21.0%	8.5%	7.8%	17.5%	20.0%
Prozac	21	28	17	12	40	50	25	16
Weekly	1.7%	2.0%	1.2%	1.0%	1.7%	2.0%	1.0%	0.8%
Zoloft	447	655	644	603	917	1106	1038	955
	35.7%	45.6%	47.0%	48.8%	39.5%	43.7%	44.8%	47.9%
Total	1,253	1,437	1,371	1,236	2,321	2,530	2,317	1,992