|
Rank |
Drug Name (Brand) |
Class |
Reported number of persons prescribed |
|
1 |
Sertraline hydrochloride (Zoloft) |
SSRI antidepressant |
6,223,000 |
|
2 |
Citalopram hydrobromide (Celexa) |
SSRI antidepressant |
5,403,000 |
|
3 |
Alprazolam (Xanax) |
Benzodiazepine |
5,259,000 |
|
4 |
Zolpidem tartrate (Ambien) |
Hypnotic |
4,865,000 |
|
5 |
Fluoxetine hydrochloride (Prozac) |
SSRI antidepressant |
4,259,000 |
|
6 |
Trazodone hydrochloride (Desyrel) |
SARI antidepressant |
4,166,000 |
|
7 |
Clonazepam (Klonopin) |
Benzodiazepine |
3,273,000 |
|
8 |
Lorazepam (Ativan) |
Benzodiazepine |
3,165,000 |
|
9 |
Escitalopram oxalate (Lexapro) |
SSRI antidepressant |
3,065,000 |
|
10 |
Duloxetine hydrochloride (Cymbalta) |
SNRI antidepressant |
2,709,000 |
Most commonly prescribed psychiatric medications
Using data published in JAMA Internal Medicine, these are the most commonly prescribed psychiatric medications in the U.S., according to the most recent surveys from 2013.
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