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Table 2 Breakdown of prescribed benzodiazepines

From: Effect of mirtazapine versus selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors on benzodiazepine use in patients with major depressive disorder: a pragmatic, multicenter, open-label, randomized, active-controlled, 24-week trial

Benzodiazepines

Mirtazapine (n = 20)a

SSRIs

(n = 45)a

Sertraline

(n = 28)a

Paroxetine

(n = 17)a

As hypnotics

 Brotizolam

12

22

9

13

 Estazolam

1

0

0

0

 Flunitrazepam

0

5

4

1

 Nitrazepam

1

1

1

0

 Rilmazafone

0

1

1

0

 Triazolam

0

4

3

1

 Zopiclone

0

1

1

0

 Zolpidem

1

0

0

0

As anxiolytics

 Alprazolam

2

7

1

6

 Bromazepam

0

5

5

0

 Etizolam

2

5

5

0

 Clotiazepam

0

2

2

0

 Lorazepam

7

16

9

7

  1. aPatients prescribed benzodiazepines at baseline (day 1) were only counted in numbers in this table
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Annals of General Psychiatry

ISSN: 1744-859X