Table 2.
Antidepressant prescription visits by drug and drug class, 2013-2018.
| ATC code | Medicine | Number of visits (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||
| N06AA | 14827(6.06) | 15634(5.69) | 14834(5.06) | 14606(4.71) | 13373(4.13) | 12790(3.67) | |
| Amitriptyline | 8694(3.55) | 9184(3.34) | 8891(3.03) | 8906(2.87) | 8658(2.67) | 8402(2.41) | |
| Clomipramine | 731(0.30) | 692(0.25) | 655(0.22) | 641(0.21) | 654(0.20) | 647(0.19) | |
| Doxepin | 5155(2.11) | 5533(2.01) | 5084(1.73) | 4867(1.57) | 3877(1.20) | 3554(1.02) | |
| Maprotiline | 247(0.10) | 225(0.08) | 204(0.07) | 192(0.06) | 184(0.06) | 187(0.05) | |
| N06AB | 126478(51.7) | 134902(49.1) | 145625(49.6) | 156543(50.5) | 161658(49.9) | 172718(49.5) | |
| Citalopram | 13637(5.57) | 15727(5.72) | 17707(6.04) | 17024(5.49) | 16216(5.01) | 14207(4.07) | |
| Escitalopram | 19850(8.11) | 28585(10.4) | 36162(12.3) | 42182(13.6) | 48379(14.9) | 55279(15.9) | |
| Fluoxetine | 13509(5.52) | 14731(5.36) | 12908(4.40) | 12878(4.15) | 11780(3.64) | 11942(3.42) | |
| Fluvoxamine | 4771(1.95) | 6701(2.44) | 7829(2.67) | 8275(2.67) | 8571(2.65) | 9849(2.82) | |
| Paroxetine | 42861(17.5) | 37254(13.6) | 36880(12.6) | 39487(12.7) | 39531(12.2) | 42447(12.2) | |
| Sertraline | 31850(13.0) | 31904(11.6) | 34139(11.6) | 36697(11.8) | 37181(11.5) | 38994(11.2) | |
| N06AX | 103321(42.2) | 124203(45.2) | 132872(45.3) | 138928(44.8) | 148709(45.9) | 163209(46.8) | |
| Agomelatine | 133(0.05) | 97(0.04) | 49(0.02) | 3(0.00) | 293(0.09) | 2255(0.65) | |
| Bupropion | 482(0.20) | 518(0.19) | 575(0.20) | 723(0.23) | 951(0.29) | 936(0.27) | |
| Duloxetine | 10503(4.29) | 14255(5.19) | 14302(4.88) | 17449(5.63) | 20420(6.31) | 23937(6.86) | |
| Flupentixol/melitracen | 48685(19.9) | 58622(21.3) | 63769(21.7) | 60977(19.7) | 63824(19.7) | 65617(18.8) | |
| Reboxetine | 13(0.01) | 9(0.00) | 0(0.00) | 0(0.00) | 0(0.00) | 0(0.00) | |
| Mianserin | 623(0.25) | 598(0.22) | 766(0.26) | 916(0.30) | 1093(0.34) | 1170(0.34) | |
| Mirtazapine | 15482(6.33) | 17780(6.47) | 17621(6.01) | 18592(6.00) | 19660(6.07) | 21489(6.16) | |
| Milnacipran | 0(0.00) | 0(0.00) | 0(0.00) | 8(0.00) | 135(0.04) | 210(0.06) | |
| Neurostan | 352(0.14) | 347(0.13) | 83(0.03) | 101(0.03) | 535(0.17) | 559(0.16) | |
| Trazodone | 8552(3.50) | 9977(3.63) | 10869(3.71) | 11950(3.85) | 13595(4.20) | 16295(4.67) | |
| Venlafaxine | 18496(7.56) | 22000(8.01) | 24838(8.47) | 28209(9.10) | 28203(8.71) | 30741(8.82) | |