Table 2 The top 5 factors that affect the prescription of the 15 antidepressants (numbers indicate log odds for prescriptions)

amitriptyline

bupropion

citalopram

Hx of amitriptyline HCL

2.61

Hx of bupropion HCL

1.97

Hx of citalopram hydrobromide

2.19

4 + previous antidepressants

0.67

4 + previous antidepressants

0.36

4 + previous antidepressants

0.97

Headache

0.37

Tobacco use disorder

0.32

loratadine

0.25

Unspecified migraine

0.3

Abnormal weight gain

0.27

2 or 3 previous antidepressants

0.16

Herpes zoster

0.26

Different last antidepressant and no remission

0.23

lovastatin or hydrocodone/homatropine

0.14

desvenlafaxine

doxepin

duloxetine

Hx of desvenlafaxine succinate

3.67

Hx of doxepin HCL

3.71

Hx of duloxetine HCL

2.32

fenofibrate nanocrystallized

0.36

Unspecified Urticaria

0.9

Unspecified myalgia and myositis

0.27

lisdexamfetamine dimesylate

0.36

hydroxyzine HCL

0.55

guaifenesin/p-ephed HCL

0.26

olmesartan medoxomil

0.36

Opioid type dependence

0.54

pregabalin

0.22

levocetirizine dihydrochloride

0.35

Other atopic dermatitis

0.53

gabapentin

0.22

escitalopram

fluoxetine

mirtazapine

Hx of escitalopram oxalate

1.83

Hx of fluoxetine HCL

2.55

Hx of mirtazapine

2.4

4 + previous antidepressants

0.99

4 + previous antidepressants

0.9

Age 80–89

1.43

Other miscellaneous procedures

0.37

Premenstrual tension syndromes

0.75

Age 65–79

0.84

2 or 3 previous antidepressants

0.19

Age 13–19

0.5

Loss of weight

0.62

guaifenesin/phenylephrine HCL

0.19

2 or 3 previous antidepressants

0.21

Anorexia

0.37

nortriptyline

paroxetine

sertraline

Hx of nortriptyline HCL

3.33

Hx of paroxetine HCL,

2.94

Hx of sertraline HCL

2.11

Headache

0.56

4 + previous antidepressants,

1.11

4 + previous antidepressants

1.2

Unspecified migraine

0.38

loratadine

0.32

Supervision of other normal pregnancy

0.69

Unspecified tinnitus

0.35

Gynecologic examination

0.3

Age 13–19

0.38

Unspecified hereditary and idiopathic peripheral neuropathy

0.32

2 or 3 previous antidepressants

0.26

Incidental pregnant state

0.36

trazodone

venlafaxine

Hx of trazodone HCL

2.05

Hx of venlafaxine HCL

2.59

Unspecified insomnia

0.47

Breast cancer

0.58

Age 80–89

0.41

Gynecologic examination

0.21

Persistent disorder of initiating or maintaining sleep

0.32

Other miscellaneous procedures

0.21

lithium carbonate

0.31

Symptomatic menopausal or female climacteric states

0.18