Coronavirus impact antidepressants Rx Canada by scenario 2020 | Statista

Based on data on the Fort McMurray wildfires, it is predicted the COVID-19 pandemic could increase the number of antidepressant prescriptions up to 2.3 million during the acute event period, and up to almost 2.6 million during the post disaster steady state. This statistic shows the projected number of antidepressant prescriptions during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, for three scenarios, as estimated in August 2020.

Projected number of antidepressant prescriptions in Canada during and after the COVID-19 disaster, by scenario*

Characteristic	Acute reaction period	Post-disasterous new steady state
Canadian base level	2,149,000	2,149,000
50% Fort McMurray wildfires	2,202,000	2,286,000
100% Fort McMurray wildfires	2,255,000	2,423,000
150% Fort McMurray wildfires	2,307,000	2,559,000

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August 2020

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Canada

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as of August 2020

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* Potential mental health impacts of COVID-19 are based on Alberta Health's data on the Fort McMurray wildfires.

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