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<p>The information requested is shown in the following tables.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Number
of prescription items for individual benzodiazepine drugs written in the United Kingdom
and dispensed in the community in England in 2017</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>British
National Formulary (BNF) Chemical Name</p></td><td><p>BNF Sub Paragraph Name</p></td><td><p>BNF
area</p></td><td><p>Items</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flurazepam Hydrochloride</p></td><td><p>Hypnotics</p></td><td><p>BNF
4.1.1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Loprazolam Mesilate</p></td><td><p>Hypnotics</p></td><td><p>BNF
4.1.1</p></td><td><p>40,651</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lormetazepam</p></td><td><p>Hypnotics</p></td><td><p>BNF
4.1.1</p></td><td><p>22,549</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nitrazepam</p></td><td><p>Hypnotics</p></td><td><p>BNF
4.1.1</p></td><td><p>531,070</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Temazepam</p></td><td><p>Hypnotics</p></td><td><p>BNF
4.1.1</p></td><td><p>1,121,685</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alprazolam</p></td><td><p>Anxiolytics</p></td><td><p>BNF
4.1.2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bromazepam</p></td><td><p>Anxiolytics</p></td><td><p>BNF
4.1.2</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chlordiazepoxide Hydrochloride</p></td><td><p>Anxiolytics</p></td><td><p>BNF
4.1.2</p></td><td><p>66,477</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diazepam</p></td><td><p>Anxiolytics</p></td><td><p>BNF
4.1.2</p></td><td><p>5,191,486</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lorazepam</p></td><td><p>Anxiolytics</p></td><td><p>BNF
4.1.2</p></td><td><p>1,098,085</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxazepam</p></td><td><p>Anxiolytics</p></td><td><p>BNF
4.1.2</p></td><td><p>95,596</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clobazam</p></td><td><p>Control
Of Epilepsy</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.8.1</p></td><td><p>294,414</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clonazepam</p></td><td><p>Control
Of Epilepsy</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.8.1</p></td><td><p>950,178</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clonazepam</p></td><td><p>Drugs
Used In Status Epilepticus</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.8.2</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midazolam
Hydrochloride</p></td><td><p>Drugs Used In Status Epilepticus</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.8.2</p></td><td><p>65,632</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midazolam
Maleate</p></td><td><p>Drugs Used In Status Epilepticus</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.8.2</p></td><td><p>15,912</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midazolam
Hydrochloride</p></td><td><p>Benzodiazepines</p></td><td><p>BNF 15.1.4.1</p></td><td><p>194,021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>9,687,948</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:
Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA)</p><p> </p><p>Number of prescription items for individual
antidepressants written in the United Kingdom and dispensed in the community in England
in 2017</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>BNF Chemical Name</p></td><td><p>BNF Sub Paragraph
Name</p></td><td><p>BNF area</p></td><td><p>Items</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Agomelatine</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant
Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>19,632</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amitriptyline
Hydrochloride</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>13,256,893</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amoxapine</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant
Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Citalopram Hydrobromide</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant
Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>14,289,426</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Citalopram
Hydrochloride</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>77,560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clomipramine
Hydrochloride</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>300,358</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dosulepin
Hydrochloride</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>817,105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doxepin</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant
Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>30,556</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Duloxetine
Hydrochloride</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>2,040,053</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Escitalopram</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant
Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>1,007,713</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fluoxetine
Hydrochloride</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>6,632,295</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flupentixol
Hydrochloride</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>139,723</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fluvoxamine
Maleate</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>22,509</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Imipramine
Hydrochloride</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>156,555</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isocarboxazid</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant
Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>1,653</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lofepramine
Hydrochloride</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>214,193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mianserin
Hydrochloride</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>3,834</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mirtazapine</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant
Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>8,198,345</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moclobemide</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant
Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>18,867</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nefazodone
Hydrochloride</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>151</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nortriptyline</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant
Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>589,443</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other
Antidepressant Preps</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxitriptan</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant
Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Paroxetine
Hydrochloride</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>1,382,209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Phenelzine
Sulfate</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>15,341</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reboxetine</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant
Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>28,520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sertraline
Hydrochloride</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>12,924,636</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tranylcypromine
Sulfate</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>6,818</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trazodone
Hydrochloride</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>1,133,363</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trimipramine
Maleate</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>51,824</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tryptophan</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant
Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>1,927</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Venlafaxine
Hydrochloride</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>4,125,810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vortioxetine</p></td><td><p>Antidepressant
Drugs</p></td><td><p>BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>43,023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>67,530,375</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:
PCA</p>
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