Use of Antidepressant and Anxiolytic Drugs in Scandinavian Countries between 2006 and 2021: A Prescription Database Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The use of antidepressant and anxiolytic drugs has changed in Scandinavian countries over recent decades, with notable national variations.

Objective

To describe and compare antidepressant and anxiolytic drug use in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.

Methods

Data included each country's prescription registers from 2006 to 2021. The measures were period (1-year) prevalence (users per 1000 inhabitants) and therapeutic intensity (TI; daily defined dose (DDD) per 1000 inhabitants per day), overall, by drug classes and age groups.

Results

The prevalence of antidepressant use increased from 2006 to 2021 and was highest in Sweden (78 to 107 users per 1000 inhabitants) and lowest in Norway (61 to 69 users per 1000 inhabitants). The prevalence of anxiolytic use d

SUBMITTER: Bojanic I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11919044 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature