Table 1.

Characteristics of physicians and prescriptions by categorization of school and class of medication. Values are percentages (numbers) unless stated otherwise

Characteristics	Stimulant (lisdexamfetamine)					Antipsychotic (paliperidone)					Antidepressant (desvenlafaxine)
	Policy before 2004		Matched controls			Policy before 2004		Matched controls			Policy before 2004		Matched controls
	Early cohort	Later cohort/exposed to policy	Early cohort	Later cohort		Early cohort	Later cohort/exposed to policy	Early cohort	Later cohort		Early cohort	Later cohort/exposed to policy	Early cohort	Later cohort
Mean graduation year	1998.2	2003.5	1998.1	2003.5		1998.3	2003.5	1998.2	2003.4		1998.0	2003.5	1998.1	2003.4
No of physicians	736	539	706	468		505	344	207	116		1485	1124	1381	991
Specialty of physicians:
General medicine	45.7 (336)	38.4 (207)	47.6 (336)	44.9 (210)		55.8 (282)	45.6 (157)	58.0 (120)	44.8 (52)		50.2 (745)	51.4 (578)	54.0 (746)	56.3 (558)
Pediatrics	23.2 (171)	18.9 (102)	23.4 (165)	20.5 (96)		13.3 (67)	8.4 (29)	5.8 (12)	4.3 (5)		9.2 (136)	7.4 (83)	9.8 (135)	8.8 (87)
Psychiatry	10.3 (76)	21.0 (113)	9.6 (68)	16.0 (75)		15.0 (76)	32.6 (112)	23.7 (49)	36.2 (42)		6.3 (93)	12.8 (144)	6.3 (87)	13.4 (133)
Other	20.8 (153)	21.7 (117)	19.4 (137)	18.6 (87)		15.9 (80)	13.4 (46)	12.5 (26)	14.7 (17)		34.6 (511)	28.7 (319)	29.9 (413)	21.5 (213)
No of prescriptions	45 881	18 437	43 681	23 343		25 514	12 021	35 401	9484		25 514	12 021	35 401	9484
Payment method for prescriptions:
Third party	71.9 (32 972)	72.1 (13 291)	81.4 (33 546)	77.7 (18 127)		67.3 (17 160)	63.6 (7649)	66.8 (23 655)	76.2 (7229)		67.3 (17 160)	63.6 (7649)	66.8 (23 655)	76.2 (7299)
Medicaid	23.0 (10 546)	16.9 (3118)	13.5 (7891)	16.7 (3902)		28.6 (7289)	30.3 (3642)	29.5 (10 451)	19.7 (1864)		28.6 (7289)	30.3 (3642)	29.5 (10 451)	19.7 (1864)
Cash	5.2 (2363)	11.0 (2028)	5.1 (2244)	5.6 (1314)		4.2 (1065)	6.1 (730)	3.7 (1295)	4.1 (391)		4.2 (1065)	6.1 (730)	3.7 (1295)	4.1 (391)