Table 5.
Numbers of patients with at least one prescription for particular antidepressants in the measurement year
| Number of patients (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Drug class and name | 1995/1996 (n =324 670) | 2000/2001 (n =322 527) | 2006/2007 (n = 327 723) |
| SSRIs | |||
| Fluoxetine | 5302(1.6) | 10110(3.1) | 9245 (2.8) |
| Paroxetine | 5680(1.7) | 2380 (0.7) | 2376 (0.7) |
| Sertraline | 1734(0.5) | 2380 (0.7) | 1974(0.6) |
| Fluvoxamine | 211 (0.1) | 51 (<0.1) | 25(<0.1) |
| Citalopram | 120(<0.1) | 4645(1.4) | 11 018(3.4) |
| Escitalopram | 0 | 0 | 2869 (0.9) |
| Tricyclics | |||
| Amitriptyline | 7826 (2.4) | 10 094(3.1) | 11 992(3.7) |
| Dosulepin | 5380(1.7) | 4063(1.3) | 2006 (0.6) |
| Lofepramine | 2447 (0.7) | 1913(0.6) | 1037(0.3) |
| Clomipramine | 875 (0.3) | 671 (0.2) | 456(0.1) |
| Trazodone | 834 (0.3) | 1054(0.3) | 1125(0.3) |
| Imipramine | 777 (0.2) | 474 (0.2) | 309(0.1) |
| Other tricyclics | 1413(0.4) | 886 (0.3) | 595 (0.2) |
| ‘Other’ | |||
| Venlafaxine | 358(0.1) | 2450 (0.8) | 2340 (0.7) |
| Flupenthixol | 248(<0.1) | 154(<0.1) | 125(<0.1) |
| Nefazadone | 90 (<0.1) | 352(0.1) | 0 |
| Mirtazapine | 0 | 943 (0.3) | 3549(1.1) |
| Reboxetine | 0 | 209(0.1) | 120(<0.1) |
| Duloxetine | 0 | 0 | 341 (0.1) |
SSRI = selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.