The source notes, a dispense contains preparing and delivering dispensed medicines to the consumer with pharmacovigilance, medication guidance and explanation.
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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Dispensed antidepressants in the Netherlands 2014-2024
In 2024, the number of dispensed antidepressants amounted to some 8.77 million. Throughout the reflected years, the number of dispensed antidepressants grew between 2014 and 2016, before decreasing mostly from 2017 onwards.
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National Health Care Institute . (May 6, 2025). Number of dispensed antidepressants in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/719413/dispensed-antidepressants-in-the-netherlands/
National Health Care Institute . "Number of dispensed antidepressants in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2024." Chart. May 6, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/719413/dispensed-antidepressants-in-the-netherlands/
National Health Care Institute . (2025). Number of dispensed antidepressants in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/719413/dispensed-antidepressants-in-the-netherlands/
National Health Care Institute . "Number of Dispensed Antidepressants in The Netherlands from 2014 to 2024." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 6 May 2025, /statistics/719413/dispensed-antidepressants-in-the-netherlands/
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Number of dispensed antidepressants in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2024 [Graph], National Health Care Institute , May 6, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/719413/dispensed-antidepressants-in-the-netherlands/
