eFigure 2.

Proportion of the respective active substance in all antidepressant prescriptions (ATC code: N06A)

A total of 465 992 antidepressant prescriptions (ATC code: N06A) were documented in the study population in 2018. The most frequently prescribed drugs were citalopram, mirtazapine, and venlafaxine. In all, 59.5% of prescriptions were accounted for by a primary care physician (physician groups 1, 2, 3), 33.0% by medical specialties such as psychiatry or neurology (physician groups 51, 53, 58, 60, 61), and 7.5% by other specialties.

ATC, Anatomical Therapeutic Classification System