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Table 4 ATC classification of antidepressants used by patients with a recent history of depressive disorders

From: The pattern of medication use, and determinants of the prevalence of polypharmacy among patients with a recent history of depressive disorder: results from the pars cohort study

Drug class

Total n (%)

Men n (%; 95% CI)

Women n (%; 95% CI)

60 years and older n (%; 95% CI)

N06AA

402 (22.4)

224 (41.6; 36.3, 47.4)

178 (14.5; 12.5, 16.8)

98 (19.7; 16.0- 24.0)

N06AB

401 (22.3)

219 (40.6; 34.2, 46.4)

182 (14.2; 12.2, 16.4)

100 (20.1; 16.4; 24.5)

N06AX

312 (17.4)

197 (36.6; 31.6, 42.0)

115 (9.2; 7.6, 11.0)

80 (16.1; 12.8- 20.0)

  1. ATC: Anatomical therapeutic chemical; N06AA: non-selective monoamine reuptake inhibitors; N06AB: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors; N06AX: other antidepressants