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Table 4 Psychotropic prescriptions, by Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification of medication prescribed in in inner eastern Melbourne region, 2009–2014

From: Trends in GP prescribing of psychotropic medications among young patients aged 16–24 years: a case study analysis

Medication level 3

Medication level 4

N

% Subtotal

% Total

Antidepressants

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)

7288

75.1

81.4

Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)

1169

12.0

Other Antidepressants

643

6.6

Tricyclic antidepressant.

583

6

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors

26

0.3

Subtotal

 

9709

 

Anxiolytics

Benzodiazepine Derivatives

1147

100

9.0

Subtotal

 

1147

 

Antipsychotics

Diazepines, Oxazepines, Thiazepines and Oxepines.

922

80.3

9.6

Lithium

54

 

Other Antipsychotics

46

4.7

Benzamides

29

2.5

Indole Derivatives

12

1.0

Thioxanthene Derivatives

7

0.6

Phenothiazines With Aliphatic Side-Chain

5

0.4

Phenothiazines With Piperazine Structure

3

0.2

Subtotal

 

1078

 

Total

 

11,934