Antidepressant use with other medications by condition U.S. 2019

Based on pharmacy claims of those who filled at least one prescription for mental health medication in 2019, about 50 percent of patients who use a medication for anxiety or insomnia also use an antidepressant. This statistic shows the percentage of patients (excluding those on government-sponsored benefits) in the U.S who filled a prescription for antidepressants in addition to other select medications in 2019, by condition.

Percentage of U.S. patients taking medication for select conditions in addition to antidepressants in 2019, by condition*

Characteristic	Percentage of patients
Diabetes (oral)	23.3%
High blood cholesterol	23.7%
High blood pressure	24.3%
Opioids	24.7%
Cancer	26.3%
Inflammatory conditions	26.5%
COPD	32.3%
Multiple sclerosis	35.6%
Anxiety	49.6%
Parkinson's disease	51.6%
Insomnia	52.2%

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April 2020

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United States

Survey time period

2019

Supplementary notes

* Data is based on de-identified pharmacy claims of more than 3.4 million individuals who filled at least one prescription for management of depression, anxiety or insomnia in 2019. Beneficiaries of a government-sponsored benefit, such as Medicare, Medicaid or public health insurance exchange, were excluded.

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