Table 1.

Proportions of HC users and non-users receiving one or more prescriptions for psychotropic medications in 2017

Class of psychotropic medication ATC code, class	HC users	HC non-users	P value
Any psychotropic medication	57 478 (19.5%)	52 634 (17.9%)	<0.0001
N05A, antipsychotics	11 136 (3.8%)	11 688 (4.0%)	0.0002
N05B, anxiolytics	17 181 (5.8%)	15 744 (5.4%)	<0.0001
N05C, hypnotics/sedatives	17 829 (6.1%)	15 397 (5.2%)	<0.0001
N06A, antidepressants	40 488 (13.8%)	37 028 (12.6%)	<0.0001
N06B, psychostimulants	1681 (0.57%)	1715 (0.58%)	0.570
N06C, psycholeptics and psychoanaleptics (amitriptyline) in combination	1237 (0.4%)	952 (0.3%)	<0.0001

ATC, Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical; HC, hormonal contraception.