eTable 4. Drugs prescribed*.
Drug/active substance class | Share of patients with a prescription in the respective active substance class (n = 285 568) | Share of allantidepressant prescriptions (n = 465 992) |
Antidepressants: N06A | 42.0% | |
Other antidepressants: N06AX | 17.1% | 36.9% |
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: N06AB | 17.7% | 32.4% |
Non-selective monoamine reuptake inhibitors: N06AA | 14.7% | 29.4% |
Plant-based antidepressants: N06AP | 0.8% | 0.9% |
Monoamine oxidase A inhibitors: N06AG | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Non-selective monoamine oxidase inhibitors: N06AF | < 0.1% | 0.1% |
Homeopathic/anthroposophic antidepressants: N06AH | < 0.1% | 0.01% |
Benzodiazepine derivatives: N05BA | 5.8% | Not applicable |
Antipsychotics: N05A (lithium: N05AN) | 11.3% (0.4%) | Not applicable |
Combination of antidepressants and antipsychotics: N05A and N06A | 7.6% | Not applicable |
*This overview is based on the codes and designations of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification system.