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Total Number of People Taking Psychiatric Drugs in the United States

The following information is the most accurate and documented data available on psychiatric drug usage. The information is from IMS Health, 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.

Drug Class:	Age Group:	Number of People:
All Psychiatric Drugs	0-5 Years	1,080,168
	6-12 Years	4,130,340
	13-17 Years	3,617,593
	18-24 Years	5,467,615
	25-44 Years	21,029,136
	45-64 Years	28,143,196
	65 Year +	17,404,930
Grand Total	78,694,222
ADHD Drugs	0-5 Years	188,899
	6-12 Years	2,723,126
	13-17 Years	1,775,896
	18-24 Years	1,553,066
	25-44 Years	2,840,859
	45-64 Years	1,519,677
	65 Year +	254,499
Grand Total	10,291,860
Antidepressants	0-5 Years	110,516
	6-12 Years	686,950
	13-17 Years	1,444,422
	18-24 Years	2,860,537
	25-44 Years	12,400,129
	45-64 Years	16,185,388
	65 Year +	8,566,579
Grand Total	41,226,394
Antipsychotics	0-5 Years	27,343
	6-12 Years	359,882
	13-17 Years	490,272
	18-24 Years	599,816
	25-44 Years	1,987,933
	45-64 Years	2,406,526
	65 Year +	1,169,044
Grand Total	6,845,303
Anti-anxiety	0-5 Years	727,304
	6-12 Years	790,149
	13-17 Years	650,273
	18-24 Years	1,660,953
	25-44 Years	8,944,200
	45-64 Years	14,439,465
	65 Year +	9,691,791
Grand Total	36,472,663

SOURCE: IMS, Vector One: National (VONA) and Total Patient Tracker (TPT) Database, Year 2013, Extracted April 2014. (https://www.cchrint.org/psychiatric-drugs/people-taking-psychiatric-drugs/)

 

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