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Table 6 Rate of medicated inpatients (2008–2012) sorted by drug classes and substances of each class

From: Pharmacotherapy of borderline personality disorder: what has changed over two decades? A retrospective evaluation of clinical practice

Drug classes

Rate of medicated inpatients

mean daily dosage in mg

Antipsychotics

 Lower-potency antipsychotics

  Prothipendyl

8.0%

96.4

  Promethazine

3.4%

82

  Chlorprothixene

2.3%

138

 Higher-potency antipsychotics

  Flupentixol

2.3%

5

 Atypical antipsychotics

  Quetiapine

19.5%

263.6

  Ariprazole

4.6%

10

  Olanzapine

1.1%

7.5

Antidepressants

 Tri−/tetracyclic antidepressants

  Trimipramine

3.4%

90.5

  Doxepin

3.4%

100

  Amitriptyline

2.3%

51.9

 SSRI

  Sertraline

12.6%

123.5

  Escitalopram

11.5%

20

  Fluoxetine

9.2%

58.6

 Atypical antidepressants

  Mirtazapine

18.4%

22.5

  Venlafaxine

10.3%

189.5

Hypnotics / Sedatives

 Benzodiazepines

  Diazepam

10.3%

35.1

  Lorazepam

9.2%

2.6

  Lormetazepam

2.3%

1

Mood Stabilizer

 Valproic acid

3.4%

700

 Carbamazepine

3.4%

675

 Lamotrigine

2.3%

137.5

Withdrawal Medication

 Naltrexone

35.6%

74.5

  1. Up to the three most frequent substances (rate in %) and their mean daily dosages (in mg) were given