Number of Children & Adolescents Taking Psychiatric Drugs in the U.S.

 

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IMS Health is a company that provides information, services and technology for the healthcare industry. It is the largest vendor of U.S. physician prescribing data. The following data was taken from IMS Health Vector One National database Year 2013, Extracted April 2014. To see side effects of drugs prescribed to children, click hyperlinks below (i.e., ADHD Drugs, Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, etc).

ADHD Drugs          0-5 Years                188,899

Breakdown:
0-1 Years                1,422
2-3 Years                10,413
4-5 Years                181,023

6-12 Years               2,723,126
13-17 Years             1,775,896

Grand Total        0-17 Years               4,404,360

Antidepressants   0-5 Years                 110,516

Breakdown:
0-1 Years                 26,406
2-3 Years                 46,102
4-5 Years                 45,822

6-12 Years               686,950
13-17 Years             1,444,422

Grand Total        0-17 Years               2,165,279

Antipsychotics       0-5 Years                 27,343

Breakdown:
0-1 Years                   654
2-3 Years                   3,760
4-5 Years                   24,363

6-12 Years                359,882
13-17 Years              490,272

Grand Total        0-17 Years               830,836

Anti-anxiety           0-5 Years                   727,304

Breakdown:
0-1 Years                  227,132
2-3 Years                  282,759
4-5 Years                  247,754

6-12 Years               790,149
13-17 Years             650,273

Grand Total        0-17 Years               2,132,625

 

SOURCE: IMS, Vector One: National (VONA) and Total Patient Tracker (TPT) Database, Year 2013, Extracted April 2014.

 

 

 

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