Table 5 Psychotropic drug treatment
From: A bitter pill to swallow - Polypharmacy and psychotropic treatment in people with advanced dementia
Type of psychotropic drug (ATC-Level Code) | Number of drugs | PWAD (n) | % of PWAD |
|---|---|---|---|
No psychotropic drug | 41 | 21 | |
ATC-Level 4 (N0XXX) | One psychotropic drug | 54 | 26 |
Two psychotropic drugs | 44 | 23 | |
Three psychotropic drugs | 27 | 14 | |
Four psychotropic drugs | 17 | 9 | |
Five psychotropic drugs | 7 | 4 | |
Six psychotropic drugs | 1 | 1 | |
Opioids (N02A) | One opioid drug | 14 | 7 |
Non-opiods (N02B) | One non-opioid drug | 23 | 12 |
Anti-epileptic drugs (N03A) | One anti-epileptic drug | 38 | 20 |
Two anti-epileptic drugs | 1 | 1 | |
Antipsychotic drugs (N05A) | One antipsychotic drug | 55 | 29 |
Two antipsychotic drugs | 18 | 9 | |
Three antipsychotic drugs | 1 | 1 | |
Anxiolytic drugs (N05B) | One anxiolytic drug | 15 | 8 |
Hypnotic drugs (N05C) | One hypnotic drug | 12 | 6 |
Antidepressant drugs (N06A) | One antidepressant drug | 62 | 32 |
Two antidepressant drugs | 3 | 2 | |
Antidementia drugs (N06D) | One antidementia drug | 44 | 23 |
Two antidementia drugs | 8 | 4 | |
Three antidementia drugs | 1 | 1 | |
Combinations of PDs | Combination of two types of PDs | 49 | 26 |
Combination of three types of PDs | 31 | 16 | |
Combination of four types of PDs | 8 | 4 | |
Combination of five types of PDs | 1 | 1 |