Sales of antipsychotics are increasing, according to quarterly statistics

Antipsychotic medicines have experienced an increase in sales of 7 % (DKK 15.6 million) from Q3 2010 to Q3 2011. This is shown by the Danish Medicines Agency's quarterly statistics on trends in the sale of pharmacy-only medicines.

In the same period, the quantity consumed rose by 2 % (corresponding to 0.1 million defined daily doses) due to an increase in the number of people who have redeemed a prescription for an antipsychotic.

The increased sales of antipsychotics are due to increased sales of new and more expensive antipsychotics, especially the products quetiapine, olanzapine and aripiprazole.

Read more about this and other trends in sales of medicines in:

Trends in the sale of pharmacy-only medicines – development in Q3 2011.