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Table 5 Main active ingredients dispensed according to area of origin (numbers and percentages).

From: Comparison of the consumption of antidepressants in the immigrant and native populations in a Spanish health region: an observational study

 

NATIVE

IMMIGRANTS

Latin America

Eastern Europe

Maghrib

Sub-Saharan Africa

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Paroxetine

5793

22.6

260

30.2

85

28.2

113

35.6

44

24.2

11

24.4

Escitalopram

5280

20.6

144

16.7

47

15.6

63

19.9

28

15.4

5

11.1

Citalopram

3913

15.3

146

16.9

60

19.9

53

16.7

29

15.9

4

8.9

Fluoxetine

3226

12.6

98

11.4

46

15.3

30

9.5

18

9.9

2

4.4

Venlafaxine

2899

11.3

52

6.0

21

7.0

17

5.4

13

7.1

1

2.2

Sertraline

2452

9.6

59

6.8

23

7.6

21

6.6

9

4.9

4

8.9

Duloxetine

2067

8.1

45

5.2

15

5.0

18

5.7

10

5.5

1

2.2

Amitriptyline

1897

7.4

122

14.2

38

12.6

27

8.5

41

22.5

13

28.9

Clomipramine

1442

5.6

32

3.7

10

3.3

7

2.2

14

7.7

1

2.2

Mirtazapine

1342

5.2

38

4.4

14

4.7

10

3.2

10

5.5

4

8.9