Antidepressants prescription items dispensed in the community in NHS England regions in England by financial year, as defined by British National Formulary section 4.3 Antidepressant drugs.

Prescription items (000’s)

NHS England Region Name

Financial 2011/12

Financial 2012/13

Financial 2013/14

Financial 2014/15

Financial 2015/16

South (Wessex)

2,513.0

2,643.9

2,841.3

2,989.1

3,147.0

London

4,289.4

4,532.8

4,862.7

5,166.5

5,463.3

North (Yorkshire And Humber)

5,365.7

5,706.4

6,130.0

6,583.4

7,044.6

North (Lancashire And Greater Manchester)

4,585.0

4,846.7

5,197.6

5,540.8

5,870.2

North (Cumbria And North East)

3,989.8

4,240.3

4,560.8

4,917.5

5,258.6

North (Cheshire And Merseyside)

2,665.3

2,833.3

3,034.5

3,234.7

3,458.2

Midlands And East (North Midlands)

3,167.7

3,368.7

3,617.9

3,890.8

4,146.9

Midlands And East (West Midlands)

3,157.8

3,348.2

3,577.8

3,838.4

4,102.3

Midlands And East (Central Midlands)

3,822.1

4,086.7

4,363.9

4,703.3

5,036.6

Midlands And East (East)

4,224.9

4,496.9

4,879.3

5,221.7

5,600.0

South (South West)

3,035.9

3,241.8

3,484.5

3,737.5

3,982.9

South (South East)

3,636.1

3,874.2

4,112.4

4,351.2

4,592.1

South (South Central)

2,933.4

3,076.6

3,280.6

3,504.4

3,706.2

Unidentified

19.8

37.7

64.4

91.0

150.9

England ¹

47,405.8

50,334.2

54,007.5

57,770.1

61,559.7