Table 4 Prevalent and incident use of psychotropic medicines during the perinatal period
N = 343,299 | Prevalent use in pregnancy | Prevalent use in pregnancy; > 1 Rx* | Incident use in pregnancy | Incident use in pregnancy > 1 Rx* | Incident use postpartum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antidepressants | 15253 (4.4) | 11588 (3.4) | 7,022 (2.1) | 5353 (1.6) | 15652 (4.6) |
 SSRI | 10998 (3.2) | 8300 (2.4) | 6,416 (1.9) | 5079 (1.5) | 14625 (4.3) |
Anxiolytics | 4574 (1.3) | 2992 (0.9) | 9961 (2.9) | 7100 (2.1) | 7583 (2.2) |
 Benzo** | 4271 (1.2) | 2742 (0.8) | 9,215 (2.7) | 6657 (1.9) | 7319 (2.1) |
Antipsychotic | 559 (0.2) | 365 (0.1) | 1814 (0.5) | 854 (0.3) | 773 (0.2) |
 Typical antipsychotic | 27 (0.01) | 14 (0.00) | 1546 (0.5) | 698 (0.2) | 326 (0.1) |
 Atypical antipsychotic | 480 (0.1) | 307 (0.09) | 262 (0.1) | 158 (0.05) | 447 (0.1) |
ADHD | 1741 (0.5) | 886 (0.3) | 321 (0.1) | 135 (0.04) | 604 (0.2) |