Included within the data tables as part of this publication is a summary of the number of patients and a frequency count of the items by patient at NHS Scotland level – this data is published from 2009-10 onwards. 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Number of Dispensed Items Number of Patients Number of Dispensed Items Number of Patients Number of Dispensed Items Number of Patients Number of Dispensed Items Number of Patients Number of Dispensed Items Number of Patients Number of Dispensed Items Number of Patients 1,249,599 204,119 1,388,211 219,071 1,510,193 234,899 1,604,047 246,925 1,726,141 259,747 1,843,352 273,903 4,023,964 633,791 4,444,925 675,948 4,806,276 718,330 5,059,941 747,158 5,377,924 778,180 5,710,539 814,181 The figures for antidepressants for 2015-16 in the latest...