383,081 anti-depressants dispensed in Western Trust last year
The amount of anti-depressants dispensed here rose from 389,969 in 2013/14, to 403,798 in 2014/15 before falling back to 383,081 last year.
Health Minister Michelle O’Neill provided details of the “anti-depressant items dispensed by a community pharmacist, dispensing doctor or appliance supplier, and presented for payment” over the three year period.
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Hide AdMost of the drugs were prescribed to people aged between the ages of 30 and 80.
In 2013/14, the 50 to 59 age group accounted for the largest number of dispensations with 94,484.
This was equally the case in 2014/15 with 98,572 dispensations and in 2015/16 when there were 94,012 dispensations.