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. 2020 Jun;20(2):1000–1010. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v20i2.57

Table 2:

Consumption of individual psychotropic agent by DDD and Cost

Psychotropic (ATC) Consumption of psycholeptics drugs
DDD (mg/d, %) Cost (N$,%)
Antidepressants
SSRI 16821.7 (31.6) 29706.68 (55.8)
TCA 36421.2 (68.4) 23515.48 (44.2)
TCA
Amitriptyline (N06AA09) 3421.2 (6.4) 21911.9 (41.2)
Imipramine (N06AA02) 33000 (62.0) 1603.58 (3.0)
SSRI
Fluoxetine (N06B03) 16821.7 (51.0) 29706.68 (55.8)
Antipsychotics
Typical antipsychotics 426279.1 (87.5) 747377.6 (94.9)
Atypical antipsychotics 61166.7 (12.5) 40028.73 (5.1)
Typical
Chlorpromazine (N05AA01) 363840 (74.6) 126,897.70 (16.1)
Droperidol (N05AD08)
Fluphenazine (N05AB02) 3000 (0.6) 4,404.14 (0.6)
Flupenthixol (N05AF01) 525 (0.1) 29,230.55 (3.7)
Haloperidol (N05AD01) 2070 (0.4) 19,203.07 (2.4)
Prochlorperazine (N05AB04) 45085 (9.2) 538,526.50 (68.4)
Thioridazine (N05AC02)
Zuclopenthixol acetate 8 (0.0016) 2,973.15 (0.4)
(N05AF05) 11666.7 (2.4) 1,311.38 (0.2)
83.3 (0.017) 24,831.09 (3.2)
Atypical
Clozapine (N05AH02)
Sulpiride (N05AL01)
10666.7 (2.2) 6,372.8 (0.8)
50500 (10.4) 33,655.93 (4.3)
Anxiolytics
Benzodiazepines 39565.3 (99.8) 770,606.30 (99.7)
Non-benzodiazepines 97.3 (0.2) 2,052.77 (0.3)
Benzodiazepine
Diazepam (N05BA01) 31582 (79.6) 727,690.40 (94.2)
Lorazepam (N05BA06) 7040 (17.7) 11,150.63 (1.4)
Midazolam (N05CD08) 943.3 (2.5) 31,765.22 (4.1)
Non-benzodiazepines
Hydroxyzine (N05BB01) 97.3 (0.2) 2,052.77 (0.3)