Number of People Taking Psychiatric Drugs in the United States
Note: The total number of individuals on psychiatric drugs was cited by IQVia as 76,940,157. The totals for each class of drug (i.e. ADHD or Antidepressant drugs) may include those on more than one class of drug, or, individuals who were also counted in the next year’s age bracket during a one-year period.
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Number of U.S. Children Taking Psychiatric Drugs
The total number of children on all psychiatric drugs including age breakdown have been deduplicated so these are the total number of children prescribed drugs for the year. Drug Class: Age Group: Number of Children & Adolescents: All Psychiatric Drugs 0-17 Years 6,155,852. 0-5 Years 418,425. ADHD Drugs 0-17 Years 3,155,441.
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Federal Government Suspends Research at New York State …
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