TABLE 2.

Counts and Proportions of Potentially Inappropriate and Appropriate Antidepressant Initiation Medicare 5% Sample Claims Data (2012–2013)

Inappropriate Antidepressants (N = 579)
Amitriptyline	104 (17.96)
Clomipramine	2 (0.35)
Desipramine	3 (0.52)
Doxepin	32 (5.53)
Imipramine	9 (1.55)
Nortriptyline	35 (6.04)
Paroxetine	394 (68.05)
Appropriate Antidepressants (N = 7,046)
Bupropion	194 (2.75)
Citalopram	1,552 (22.03)
Desvenlafaxine	32 (0.45)
Duloxetine	475 (6.74)
Escitalopram	1,055 (14.97)
Fluoxetine	361 (5.12)
Fluoxetine/olanzapine	1 (0.01)
Fluvoxamine	7 (0.10)
Mirtazapine	1,042 (14.79)
Nefazodone	2 (0.03)
Phenelzine	0 (0.00)
Selegiline	3 (0.04)
Sertraline	1,543 (21.90)
Tranylcypromine	0 (0.00)
Trazodone	489 (6.94)
Venlafaxine	265 (3.76)
Vilazodone	25 (0.35)

Notes: Analysis based on 7,625 older adults with dementia and newly diagnosed major depression. At least one potentially inappropriate antidepressant was initiated by 579 (7.59%) older adults in this study sample.