User is defined as a patient who, throughout a calendar year, at least issued and received once the relevant medicine(s) or medical resource(s). This might also be the declaration from a reparation or adjustment of a certain medical resource.
Concerning pharmaceutical goods that are prescribed as well as (outside of institutions like hospitals and nursing homes) provided and compensated on the basis of the health insurance law (ZVW).
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Usage of dispensed antidepressants in the Netherlands 2014-2024
In 2024, the number of users of dispensed antidepressants in the Netherlands amounted to some 1.16 million. Throughout 2014 to 2024, the usage of dispensed antidepressants increased by around 160 thousand users.
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National Health Care Institute . (May 6, 2025). Total number of users of dispensed antidepressants in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/718241/usage-of-dispensed-antidepressants-in-the-netherlands/
National Health Care Institute . "Total number of users of dispensed antidepressants in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2024." Chart. May 6, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/718241/usage-of-dispensed-antidepressants-in-the-netherlands/
National Health Care Institute . (2025). Total number of users of dispensed antidepressants in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/718241/usage-of-dispensed-antidepressants-in-the-netherlands/
National Health Care Institute . "Total Number of Users of Dispensed Antidepressants in The Netherlands from 2014 to 2024." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 6 May 2025, /statistics/718241/usage-of-dispensed-antidepressants-in-the-netherlands/
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Total number of users of dispensed antidepressants in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2024 [Graph], National Health Care Institute , May 6, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/718241/usage-of-dispensed-antidepressants-in-the-netherlands/
