Summary of psychotropic medication and percentage of respondents prescribed each class of drug
Drug group | % respondents prescribed this class of drug | Drug | Proprietary name |
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Note that some respondents were prescribed more than one class of drug. | |||
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors | 72% | Citalopram | Cipramil |
Fluoxetine | Prozac | ||
Fluvoxamine Maleate | Faverin | ||
Paroxetine | Seroxat | ||
Sertraline | Lustral | ||
Benzodiazepines | 30% | Diazepam | Valium |
Lorazepam | Ativan | ||
Temazepam | |||
Antidepressants | 19% | Venlaxafine | Efexor |
Mirtazapine | Zispin | ||
Nefazodone Hydrochloride | Dutonin | ||
Flupentixol | Fluanxol | ||
Tricyclics | 9% | Imipramine Hydrochloride | Tofranil |
Amitriptyline Hydrochloride | Lentizol/Triptafen/Triptafen-M | ||
Dothiepin Hydrochloride | Prothiaden | ||
Doxepin | Sinequan | ||
Anti manic | 6% | Lithium Citrate | Li-Liquid/Priadel |
Lithium Carbonate | Camcolit/Liskonum/Priadel | ||
Beta blockers | 4% | Oxprenolol Hydrochloride | Slow-Trasicor (modified release) |
Trasidrex (with diuretic) | |||
Pindolol | Visken | ||
Viskaldix (with diuretic) |