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. 2004 Fall;26(1):57–73.

Figure 8. Medicaid Number of Prescriptions Per Recipient for Central Nervous System (CNS) Drugs for 29 SMRF States, by Basis of Eligibility and CNS Drug Group: 1998.

Figure 8

In the 29 SMRF States, Disabled Enrollees Were Among the Highest Users of CNS Drugs?

  • Prescriptions per recipient for the disabled were higher for each CNS drug group than they were for any of the other basis of eligibility groups, with one exception. The exception was that the aged used more anti-depressants per recipient than the disabled.
  • Usage of anti-psychotics by the disabled, 10.4 prescriptions per recipient, was substantially higher than usage of these drugs by other basis of eligibility groups—6.8 for the aged, 5.1 for children and 2.6 for adults.
  • With the exception of children, anti-anxiety drugs were used more frequently, on a per recipient basis, than hypnotics. Per recipient use of both anti-anxiety and hypnotic drugs was much lower than anti-depressants and anti-psychotics for all basis of eligibility groups except adults.