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Drug
use trends: paroxetine
•Second most commonly used SSRI in children.1
•Both pediatric & adult prescriptions have
increased steadily between
1999 and 2003. 1
•Pediatric Diagnosis (off label): depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders 2
•Pediatric patients account for approximately 3.5 % of
total U.S. prescriptions
of Paxil® between Jul
2002 – Jun 2003 (1.1 million).1,3*
1IMS Health, National Prescription Audit PlusÔ,
On-Line Source Year Aug 1999 – Jul 2003,
Data Extracted Aug 2003
2IMS Health, National Disease and Therapeutic IndexÔ, CD-Rom, Source 3 Year Jul 2000 – Jun 2003
3AdvancePCSÔ
Dimension Rx, On-Line
*Calculation based on application of proportions of
pediatric paroxetine prescriptions in AdvancePCSÔ to IMS Health,
National Prescription Audit PlusÔ to
estimate number of paroxetine prescriptions dispensed nationwide to
pediatric population