The following information is extracted from the most accurate data available on the number of people taking psychiatric drugs in the United States. This information comes from IQVia (formerly IMS Health), the largest vendor of U.S. physician prescribing data. The data below was taken from the IQVia Total Patient Tracker Database for 2020, extracted January 2021.
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Drug Class: Age Group: Number of People:
All Psychiatric Drugs All Ages 76,940,157
0-5 Years 418,425
0-17 Years 6,155,852
Age Breakdown:
0-1 Years 85,003
2-3 Years 138,822
4-5 Years 215,120
6-12 Years 2,652,554
13-17 Years 3,188,966
18-24 Years 5,535,171
25-44 Years 20,455,212
45-64 Years 25,202,893
65 Years + 19,114,040
ADHD Drugs All Ages 9,585,203
0-5 Years 58,091
0-17 Years 3,155,441
Age Breakdown:
0-1 Years 310
2-3 Years 1,300
4-5 Years 57,010
6-12 Years 1,750,481
13-17 Years 1,409,438
18-24 Years 1,166,119
25-44 Years 3,242,762
45-64 Years 1,600,104
65 Years + 340,118
Antidepressants All Ages 45,204,771
0-5 Years 35,216
0-17 Years 2,154,118
Age Breakdown:
0-1 Years 7,811
2-3 Years 12,137
4-5 Years 18,911
6-12 Years 543,120
13-17 Years 1,605,375
18-24 Years 3,547,307
25-44 Years 12,839,606
45-64 Years 15,611,175
65 Years + 10,740,584
Antipsychotics All Ages 11,154,803
0-5 Years 30,632
0-17 Years 829,372
Age Breakdown:
0-1 Years 1,318
2-3 Years 7,873
4-5 Years 22,180
6-12 Years 304,754
13-17 Years 502,372
18-24 Years 1,057,823
25-44 Years 3,414,984
45-64 Years 3,563,164
65 Years + 2,170,963
Anti-anxiety Drugs All Ages 31,229,150
0-5 Years 233,125
0-17 Years 1,153,351
Age Breakdown:
0-1 Years 60,068
2-3 Years 89,453
4-5 Years 90,716
6-12 Years 357,976
13-17 Years 571,210
18-24 Years 1,591,219
25-44 Years 8,308,952
45-64 Years 11,340,444
65 Years + 8,487,756
Mood Stabilizers All Ages 21,863,616
0-5 Years 100,233
0-17 Years 794,715
Age Breakdown:
0-1 Years 21,593
2-3 Years 36,986
4-5 Years 50,206
6-12 Years 289,262
13-17 Years 419,221
18-24 Years 946,376
25-44 Years 4,859,812
45-64 Years 8,387,108
65 Years + 6,700,511
SOURCE: IQVia Total Patient Tracker (TPT) Database, Year 2020, Extracted January 2021.
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