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<p>The data available has no patient level information; therefore the breakdown of
prescriptions for adults and children is not available.</p><p> </p><p>Antidepressant
drugs are classified in the British National Formulary (BNF) section 4.3 antidepressant
drugs using the classification system prior to edition 70.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the
number of prescription items for antidepressants is provided below.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>Total number of antidepressant prescription items written in the United
Kingdom and dispensed in the community in England, 2006 to 2015, for BNF Section 4.3
antidepressants.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Prescription Items
(000s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>31,038.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>33,839.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>35,960.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>39,140.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>42,788.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>46,677.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>50,167.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>53,326.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>57,147.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>61,021.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><em>Source: Prescription Cost Analysis provided by NHS Digital.</em></p>
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