SSRI / SNRI Class Drugs

Paroxetine Seroxat Paxil ~ Citalopram Cipramil Celexa ~ Fluvoxamine Faverin Luvox ~ Escitalopram Cipralex Lexapro
~ Fluoxetine Prozac Sarafem ~ Sertraline Lustral Zoloft ~ Venlafaxine Efexor Effexor ~ Duloxetine Cymbalta Yentreve

Thursday 7 May 2009

Prescriptions & Annual Increases

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1998 total prescriptions for the SSRI / SNRI drug class were 8,27 Million, in 2008 total prescriptions for just one of the drug class, Citalopram / Cipramil, were over 8.99 Million.


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Data collection reference:
Department of Health; NHS; Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) - England.
1998 to 2007:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/PublicationsAndStatistics/Statistics/StatisticalWorkAreas/StatisticalHealthCare/DH_4086488
2008:
http://www.ic.nhs.uk/webfiles/publications/PCA%202008/PCA%202008.pdf
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