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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Subst Abuse Treat. 2017 Jul 14;81:1–10. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2017.07.007

Table 1a.

Non-opioid sedating medications prescribed to a cohort of HIV-infected participants with past year substance dependence or lifetime history of injection drug use (n=250)

Generic name Number of participants
n (%)
Gabapentin 56 (22%)
Mirtazapine 39 (16%)
Trazodone 36 (14%)
Hydroxyzine 29 (12%)
Diphenhydramine 25 (10%)
Amitriptyline 20 (8%)
Doxepin 20 (8%)
Zolpidem 20 (8%)
Quetiapine 19 (8%)
Clonazepam 18 (7%)
Butabarbital 15 (6%)
Prazosin 14 (6%)
Cyclobenzaprine 13 (5%)
Clonidine 12 (5%)
Lorazepam 10 (4%)
Chlorpromazine 6 (2%)
Aripirazole 5 (2%)
Dronabinol 5 (2%)
Nortripyline 5 (2%)
Perphenazine 5 (2%)
Benztropine 4 (2%
Buspirone 4 (2%)
Pregabalin 4 (2%)
Risperidone 4 (2%)
Haloperidol 3 (1%)
Ziprasizone 3 (1%)
Promethazine 2 (1%)
Alprazolam 2 (1%)
Tizanidine 1 (<1%)
Chlordiazepoxide 1 (<1%)
Fluphenazine 1 (<1%)
Methocarbamol 1 (<1%)
Paliperidone 1 (<1%)
Phenobarbital 1 (<1%)