Table 5.
Percentage of Patients with Fragile X Syndrome Prescribed Psychotropic Medications
| Drug | Commercial/Medicare | Medicaid | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children, % (n = 354) | Adolescents, % (n = 150) | Adults, % (n = 280) | Total, % (N = 784) | Children, % (n = 302) | Adolescents, % (n = 120) | Adults, % (n = 299) | Total, % (N = 721) | |
| Antidepressants | ||||||||
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 3.7 | 10.0 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 6.2 |
| Fluoxetine hydrochloride | 2.0 | 6.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| Escitalopram oxalate | 1.1 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.4 |
| Citalopram hydrobromide | 1.4 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 2.6 |
| Paroxetine hydrochloride | 0.6 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 3.7 |
| Bupropion hydrochloride | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.5 |
| Venlafaxine hydrochloride | 0.0 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.4 |
| Trazodone hydrochloride | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.2 |
| Antipsychotic agents | ||||||||
| Risperidone | 4.0 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 10.3 | 20.8 | 15.1 | 14.0 |
| Aripiprazole | 4.0 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 8.3 | 5.4 | 4.3 |
| Quetiapine fumarate | 0.9 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 4.6 |
| Stimulants | ||||||||
| Methylphenidate hydrochloride | 7.9 | 19.3 | 5.4 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 15.0 | 6.7 | 9.4 |
| Dexmethyl-phenidate hydrochloride | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Miscellaneous | ||||||||
| Clonidine | 2.6 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 9.6 | 19.2 | 7.7 | 10.4 |
| Guanfacine | 2.6 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| Minocycline | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Lithium carbonate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 |