Common Medicaid antidepressant prescriptions by product 2013-2015

The data displays the number of Medicaid dispensed retail prescriptions for antidepressants from 2013 to 2015 in the U.S. per year, sorted by most common products. In 2014, generic drug Sertraline was prescribed 4.18 million times to Medicaid patients. Medicaid is an optional plan for the U.S. Enrollment for this plan is expected to increase after provisions from the Affordable Care Act that established an minimum eligibility threshold at 133% of the federal poverty level.