Table 1.

Anxiolytics, sedatives, hypnotics and antidepressants dispensed by age and sex in Portugal.

	Anxiolytics (N05B) and Sedatives and Hypnotics (N05C)				Antidepressants (N06A)
	Men		Women		Men		Women
Age	n	% of Total	n	% of Total	n	% of Total	n	% of Total
0–19	10,059	1.65%	15,329	1.17%	8047	1.85%	13,995	1.17%
20–39	71,706	11.77%	129,889	9.88%	58,132	13.36%	128,400	10.70%
40–59	195,976	32.17%	416,738	31.69%	137,667	31.64%	411,375	34.29%
60–79	249,012	40.87%	531,409	40.41%	167,332	38.45%	464,181	38.70%
≥80	82,520	13.54%	221,574	16.85%	63,990	14.70%	181,618	15.14%
Total	609,273		1,314,939		435,168		1,199,569