Appendix A: Strengths and Costs of Antidepressant and Antipsychotic Drugs

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Strengths and Costs of Antidepressant and Antipsychotic Drugs

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Note. MDV = multidose vial.^aCost is reported as the average wholesale price (AWP) based on AmerisourceBergen Drug Distribution, 2009. If a generic drug is available from more than one manufacturer, at least three prices were averaged to obtain an AWP for the drug.

Drug	Strength (mg)	Cost per 100 units, or as specified ($)^a
Antidepressants
amitriptyline	25	36
amoxapine	25	62
bupropion (generic)	100	96
bupropion sustained release (generic)	100	169
bupropion extended release (generic)	150	152 (per 30 tablets)
bupropion (Wellbutrin)	100	338
bupropion sustained release (Wellbutrin SR)	100	209 (per 60 tablets)
bupropion extended release (Wellbutrin XL)	150	194 (per 30 tablets)
citalopram (Celexa)	20	372
clomipramine	50	106
desipramine	25	116
desvenlafaxine (Pristiq)	100	129 (per 30 tablets)
duloxetine (Cymbalta)	60	480
doxepin	25	44
escitalopram (Lexapro)	20	338
fluoxetine (Prozac)	20	630
fluoxetine delayed release (Prozac Weekly)	90	130 (per 4 tablets)
fluvoxamine	50	257
imipramine	25	72
mirtazapine (Remeron)	30	126 (per 30 tablets)
nefazodone	100	92 (per 60)
nortriptyline	25	80
paroxetine (generic)	20	81 (per 30 tablets)
paroxetine (Paxil)	20	116 (per 30 tablets)
paroxetine controlled release (Paxil CR)	25	120 (per 30 tablets)
phenelzine (Nardil)	15	53 (per 60 tablets)
protriptyline (generic)	10	307
protriptyline (Vivactil)	10	379
sertraline (generic)	50	285
sertraline (Zoloft)	50	302
tranylcypromine (Parnate)	10	153
trazodone	50	57
trimipramine (Surmontil)	25	226
venlafaxine (generic)	37.5	200 (per 100 tablets)
venlafaxine (Effexor)	37.5	148 (per 60 tablets)
venlafaxine sustained release (Effexor XR)	37.5	382 (per 90 capsules)
Antipsychotics
aripiprazole (Abilify)	15	485 (per 30 tablets)
aripiprazole ODT (Abilify Oral Disintegrating Tabs)	15	577 (per 30 tablets)
chlorpromazine	100	81
clozapine (generic)	25	136
	100	314
clozapine (Clozaril)	25	261
	100	676
fluphenazine decanoate	25 mg/mL	16 (per 5-mL MDV)
haloperidol	5	78
haloperidol decanoate	100 mg/mL	30 (per 5-mL MDV)
loxapine	10	127
olanzapine (Zyprexa)	5	311 (per 30 tablets)
	10	468 (per 30 tablets)
olanzapine (Zydis)	5	346 (per 30 tablets)
	10	503 (per 30 tablets)
perphenazine	8	137
pimozide (Orap)	2	162
quetiapine (Seroquel)	200	949
quetiapine extended release (Seroquel XR)	200	515 (per 60 tablets)
risperidone (generic)	2	456 (per 60 tablets)
	3	536 (per 60 tablets)
risperidone (Risperdal)	2	535 (per 60 tablets)
	3	628 (per 60 tablets)
risperidone (Risperdal M-Tab)	2	279 (per 28 tablets)
risperidone ODT (generic M-Tab)	2	263 (per 28 tablets)
risperidone (Risperdal Consta)	25	296 (per prefilled syringe)
	37.5	445 (per prefilled syringe)
ziprasidone (Geodon)	60	543 (per 60 tablets)
	80	543 (per 60 tablets)
Mood stabilizers
carbamazepine (Tegretol)	200	34
carbamazepine extended release (Tegretol XR)	200	100
divalproex (generic)	500	325
divalproex (Depakote)	500	385
divalproex extended release (generic)	500	295 (per 100 tablets)
divalproex extended release (Depakote ER)	500	334
gabapentin (generic)	400	160
gabapentin (Neurontin)	400	230
lamotrigine (generic)	100	475 (per 100 tablets)
lamotrigine (Lamictal)	100	582
lamotrigine extended release (Lamictal XR)	100	328 (per 30 tablets)
lithium carbonate	300	19
lithium carbonate ER (generic)	300	47
	450	53 (per 100 tablets)
lithium carbonate ER (Lithobid)	300	218
topiramate (generic)	100	418 (per 60 tablets)
topiramate (Topamax)	100	464 (per 60 tablets)

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