From: Determinants of follow-up care associated with incident antidepressant use in older adults
ATC | DDD | Antidepressant names | Antidepressant (dose Mg/Day) | ||||
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Generic | Trade | ||||||
Initial dose (mg) | Average dose | Maximum recommended dose | Average adequate dose (mg) | ||||
Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) | |||||||
 N06AB03 | 1 mg | Fluoxetine | Prozac | 5 | 10–20 mg | 20 mg | 10–20 |
 N06AB04 | 1 mg | Citalopram | Celexa | 10 | 10–20 mg | 20 mg | 10–20 |
 N06AB05 | 1 mg | Paroxetine | Paxil | 5–10 | 20 mg | 50 mg | 20–50 |
 N06AB06 | 1 mg | Sertraline | Zoloft | 25 | 50–150 mg | 200 mg | 50–200 |
 N06AB08 | 1 mg | Fluvoxamine | Luvox | 25–50 | 100–200 mg | 300 mg | 100–300 |
 N06AB10 | 1 mg | Escitalopram | Cipralex | 10 | 20–40 mg | 40 mg | 20–40 |
Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) | Â | ||||||
 N06AA01 | 0.1 g | Desipramine | Norpramin | 10–25 | 50–150 mg | 300 mg | 50–300 |
 N06AA | 1 mg | Nortriptyline | Aventyl | 10–25 | 40–100 mg | 200 mg | 40–200 |
Others antidepressants | Â | ||||||
 N06AX11 | 1 mg | Mirtazapine | Remeron | 15 | 30–45 mg | 45 mg | 30–45 |
 N06AX12 | 1 mg | Bupropion | Wellbutrin | 100 | 100 mg bid | 150 mg bid | 200–300 |
 N06AX16 | 0.1 g | Venlafaxine | Effexor | 37.5 | 75–225 mg | 375 mg | 75–375 |
 N06AG02 | 0.3 g | Moclobemide | Manerix | 150 | 150–300 bid | 300 mg bid | 150–600 |