IMS Health is 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. To see side effects of drugs prescribed to children, click hyperlinks below (i.e., ADHD Drugs, Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, etc).
ADHD Drugs 0-5 Years 188,899
Breakdown:
0-1 Years 1,422
2-3 Years 10,413
4-5 Years 181,023
6-12 Years 2,723,126
13-17 Years 1,775,896
Grand Total 0-17 Years 4,404,360
Antidepressants 0-5 Years 110,516
Breakdown:
0-1 Years 26,406
2-3 Years 46,102
4-5 Years 45,822
6-12 Years 686,950
13-17 Years 1,444,422
Grand Total 0-17 Years 2,165,279
Antipsychotics 0-5 Years 27,343
Breakdown:
0-1 Years 654
2-3 Years 3,760
4-5 Years 24,363
6-12 Years 359,882
13-17 Years 490,272
Grand Total 0-17 Years 830,836
Anti-anxiety 0-5 Years 727,304
Breakdown:
0-1 Years 227,132
2-3 Years 282,759
4-5 Years 247,754
6-12 Years 790,149
13-17 Years 650,273
Grand Total 0-17 Years 2,132,625
SOURCE: IMS, Vector One: National (VONA) and Total Patient Tracker (TPT) Database, Year 2013, Extracted April 2014.
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