More than 274,000 “0-1” year old infants are prescribed psychiatric drugs.

According to IMS Health’s Vector One: National and Total Patient Tracker Database for 2013 these are the figures for 0-1 year olds being prescribed psychiatric drugs: 249,669 0-1 year olds are on anti-anxiety drugs (such as Xanax, Klonopin, and Ativan). 26,406 0-1 year olds are on antidepressants (such as Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil). There are … Continue reading More than 274,000 “0-1” year old infants are prescribed psychiatric drugs.