Staggering fact of the week
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 12:58 pm
Apparently, in the Blackpool Primary Care Trust area, during 2009/10 there were 133,000 prescriptions of anti-depressants per 100,000 of the population!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/ ... nt-capital
What the figures don't explain is how many prescriptions were made for each person. However, if you assume that at the very least each prescription would be for an average of 1 month's supply then that makes about 11,000 per 100,000 are on anti-depressants. It could potentially be more people if doctors prescribe say, 2 months at a time.
Talk about dosing the population up. Jesus!
Cheers
D
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/ ... nt-capital
What the figures don't explain is how many prescriptions were made for each person. However, if you assume that at the very least each prescription would be for an average of 1 month's supply then that makes about 11,000 per 100,000 are on anti-depressants. It could potentially be more people if doctors prescribe say, 2 months at a time.
Talk about dosing the population up. Jesus!
Cheers
D