Table 3 Top five most commonly prescribed psychotropic medicines in prison (descending order), compared with the community, by BNF subchapter and drug

 1

Diazepam

53.4

70

21.5

1376

 2

Zopiclone

16.0

21

32.3

2067

 3

Chlordiazepoxide

13.7

18

0.9

55

 4

Promethazine

9.2

12

2.6

164

 5

Melatonin

2.3

<5^a

0.8

48

 All

100

131

100

6395

 1

Olanzapine

30.9

119

14.6

935

 2

Quetiapine

28.6

110

12.7

812

 3

Risperidone

10.1

39

9.0

573

 4

Carbamazepine

9.4

36

21.2

1355

 5

Chlorpromazine

2.6

10

2.9

186

 All

100

385

100

6404

 1

Mirtazapine

35.2

413

8.3

1157

 2

Citalopram

18.2

214

27.3

3826

 3

Sertraline

13.0

153

7.4

1043

 4

Fluoxetine

11.2

132

12.8

1801

 5

Amitriptyline

8.8

104

16.7

2338

 All

100

1175

100

14028