Table 1

Trends in antidepressant prescribing for Scotland and for 54 CMR practices.

		Prescriptions				Gross ingredient cost				Defined daily doses

		Scotland		CMR practices		Scotland		CMR practices		Scotland		CMR practices

	Scotland Population^a 30 June	n	Index (95/6 = 100)	n	Index (95/6 = 100)	n	Index (95/6 = 100)	n	Index (95/6 = 100)	n	Index (95/6 = 100)	n	Index (95/6 = 100)
1995–1996	5 103 690	1 547 915	100	88 395	100	20 726 983	100	1 121 306	100	44 555 090	100	2 499 875	100

1996–1997	5 092 190	1 804 435	116.57	102 261	115.69	27 567 208	133.00	1 496 358	133.45	54 335 830	121.95	3 052 754	122.12

1997–1998	5 083 340	2 103 400	135.89	118 324	133.86	34 880 820	168.29	1 872 123	166.96	65 073 284	146.05	3 620 928	144.84

1998–1999	5 077 070	2 319 384	149.84	125 275	141.72	40 101 163	193.47	2 083 142	185.78	72 910 782	163.64	3 919 425	156.78

1999–2000	5 071 950	2 541 691	164.20	141 809	160.43	44 633 684	215.34	2 411 555	215.07	82 653 450	185.51	4 609 649	184.40

2000–2001	5 062 940	2 768 190	178.83	155 932	176.40	44 096 952	212.75	2 389 188	213.07	93 209 951	209.20	5 225 203	209.02

↵a GRO mid-population estimates. CMR = continuous morbidity recording.