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Appendix A: Strengths and Costs of Antidepressant and Antipsychotic

Drugs

Strengths and Costs of Antidepressant and Antipsychotic Drugs

Drug

Strength (mg) Cost per 100 units, or as specified ($)a

Antidepressants

amitriptyline

25 36

amoxapine

25 62

bupropion (generic) 100 96

bupropion (Wellbutrin) 100 224

bupropion sustained release (generic) 100 169

bupropion sustained release (Wellbutrin SR) 100 160 (per 60 tablets)

bupropion extended release (Wellbutrin XL) 150 120 (per 30 tablets)

citalopram (Celexa) 20 300

citalopram (generic) 20 251

clomipramine

50 106

desipramine

25 48

duloxetine (Cymbalta) 60 384

doxepin

25 44

escitalopram (Lexapro) 20 286

fluoxetine (generic) 20 267

fluoxetine (Prozac) 20 496

fluoxetine delayed release (Prozac Weekly) 90 108 (per 4 tablets)

fluvoxamine (generic) 50 257

imipramine

25 72

mirtazapine (generic) 30 84 (per 30 tablets)

mirtazapine (Remeron) 30 112 (per 30 tablets)

nefazodone (generic) 100 92 (per 60)

nortriptyline

25 80

paroxetine (generic) 20 270

paroxetine (Paxil) 20 342

paroxetine controlled release (Paxil CR) 25 104 (per 30 tablets)

phenelzine (Nardil) 15 66

protriptyline (Vivactil) 10 173

sertraline (Zoloft) 50 302

tranylcypromine (Parnate) 10 108Print: Appendix A: Strengths and Costs of Antidepressant and Antipsy… http://www.psychiatryonline.com/popup.aspx?aID=231003&print=yes…

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Drug

Strength (mg) Cost per 100 units, or as specified ($)a

trazodone

50 52

trimipramine (Surmontil) 25 137

venlafaxine (Effexor) 37.5 133 (per 60 tablets)

venlafaxine sustained release (Effexor XR) 37.5 295 (per 90 capsules)

Antipsychotics

aripiprazole (Abilify) 15 447 (per 30 tablets)

chlorpromazine

100 69

clozapine (generic) 25 153

100 338

clozapine (Clozaril) 25 199

100 517

fluphenazine

5 95

fluphenazine decanoate 25 mg/mL 39 (per 5-mL MDV)

haloperidol

5 78

haloperidol decanoate 100 mg/mL 250 (per 5-mL MDV)

loxapine

10 127

olanzapine (Zyprexa) 5 235 (per 30 tablets)

10 353 (per 30 tablets)

olanzapine (Zydis) 5 270 (per 30 tablets)

10 388 (per 30 tablets)

perphenazine

8 114

pimozide (Orap) 2 140

quetiapine (Seroquel) 200 673

risperidone (Risperdal) 2 433 (per 60 tablets)

3 509 (per 60 tablets)

risperidone (Risperdal M-Tabs) 2 226 (per 28 tablets)

risperidone (Risperdal Consta) 25 285 (per vial)

37.5 427 (per vial)

thioridazine

100 67

thiothixene

5 47

trifluoperazine

5 108

ziprasidone (Geodon) 60 357 (per 60 tablets)

80 357 (per 60 tablets)

Mood Stabilizers

carbamazepine (generic) 200 40

carbamazepine (Tegretol) 200 76

carbamazepine extended release (Tegretol XR) 200 76

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Drug

Strength (mg) Cost per 100 units, or as specified ($)a

divalproex extended release (Depakote ER) 500 263

gabapentin (Neurontin) 400 197

gabapentin (generic) 400 160

lamotrigine (Lamictal) 100 437

lithium carbonate 300 19

lithium carbonate ER (Eskalith) 450 64

lithium carbonate ER (generic) 450 52

oxcarbazepine (Trileptal) 300 268

topiramate (Topamax) 100 316 (per 60 tablets)

Note. MDV = multidose vial.

aCost is reported as the average wholesale price (AWP) based on CardinalHealth Pharmaceutical Distribution

(www.cardinal.com), July 2006. If a generic drug is available from more than one manufacturer, at least three

prices were averaged to obtain an AWP for the drug.

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