Table 5 Frequency and percentage of ATC groups for FRIDs and ODs according to NBHW lists
From: Fall risk-increasing drugs and falls: a cross-sectional study among elderly patients in primary care
FRIDs | ||
|---|---|---|
ATC*code | Frequency | % |
N06A (Antidepressants) | 238 | 29.4 |
N05B (Anxiolytics) | 194 | 24.0 |
N05C (Hypnotics and sedatives) | 187 | 23.1 |
N02A (Opioids) | 142 | 17.5 |
N05A (Antipsychotics) | 47 | 5.8 |
Total | 808 | 100 |
ODs | ||
ATC*code | Frequency | % |
C03 (Diuretics) | 251 | 24.9 |
N06A (Antidepressants) | 238 | 23.6 |
C01D (Vasodilators used in cardiac diseases) | 136 | 13.5 |
C07 (Beta blocking agents) | 129 | 12.8 |
C09 (Renin-angiotensin system inhibitors) | 118 | 11.7 |
C08 (Calcium channel blockers) | 64 | 6.3 |
N05A (Antipsychotics) | 47 | 4.7 |
N04B (Dopaminergic agents) | 22 | 2.2 |
G04CA (Alpha-adrenoreceptor antagonists) | 4 | 0.4 |
C02 (Antihypertensives) | 1 | 0.1 |
Total | 1010 | 100 |