From: Essential psychiatric medicines: wrong selection, high consumption and social problems
ATC code | Generic names | Presence in WHO/RENAME and/or RESME | City 1 | City 2 | City 3 | Mean + Std Dev(%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 2010 | 2010 | ||||
Antidepressants Total | - | 242.6 | 229.9 | 253.7 | 242.1 ± 11.9 (100 %) | |
N06AA | Tricyclic Antidepressants | - | 40.3 | 37.4 | 35.6 | 37.7 ± 2.3 (15.5) |
N06AA09 | amitriptyline | Y | 21.0 | 25.9 | 26.5 | 24.4 ± 3.0 (10.1) |
N06AA04 | clomipramine | Y | 5.2 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 4.9 ± 1.1 (2.0) |
N06AA10 | nortriptyline | Y | 0.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 ± 0.8 (0.6) |
N06AA02 | imipramine | N | 13.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 6.7 ± 5.8 (2.7) |
N06AB | SSRI Antidepressants a | - | 202.3 | 192.5 | 218.1 | 204.3 ± 12.9 (84.3) |
N06AB03 | fluoxetine | Y | 152.9 | 136.1 | 161.1 | 150.0 ± 12.7 (61.9) |
N06AB06 | sertraline | N | 49.3 | 56.4 | 56.9 | 54.2 ± 4.2 (22.4) |
N06AB04 | citalopram | N | 0.1 | NA | NA | - |
N06AX | Other Antidepressants | 1.9 | - | - | - | |
N06AX12 | bupropion | Y | 1.9 | NA | NA | - |
N03AE/ N05BA/N05CD | Benzodiazepines Total | - | 161.9 | 117.1 | 98.1 | 125.7 ± 32.7 (100 %) |
N05CD08 | midazolam | Y | NA | 0.004 | NA | - |
N05CD02 | nitrazepam | N | 31.3 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 18.1 ± 11.4 (14.4) |
N03AE01 | clonazepam | Y | 11.1 | 19.5 | 28.8 | 19.8 ± 8.8 (15.7) |
N05BA09 | clobazam | N | 1.4 | NA | NA | - |
N05BA01 | diazepam | Y | 118.1 | 86.3 | 57.6 | 87.3 ± 30.2 (69.4) |