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Table 4 Drugs prescribed, N prescribed, ACB drug score for drug, percentage of total ACB at discharge

From: Anti-cholinergic drug burden in patients with dementia increases after hospital admission: a multicentre cross-sectional study

Drug Class

Medicine

ACB score

N Prescribed

Percentage of total ACB for sample (%)

Antidepressants

 

1.4

107

55.07

 

Mirtazapine

1

41

15.07

 

Sertraline

1

35

12.87

 

Amitriptyline

3

9

9.93

 

Citalopram

1

18

6.62

 

Fluoxetine

1

4

1.47

Antipsychotics

 

1.67

31

19

 

Quetiapine

2

11

8.09

 

Olanzapine

2

10

7.35

 

Prochlorperazine

2

3

2.21

 

Levomepromazine

2

3

2.21

 

Aripiprazole

1

3

1.1

 

Flupentixol Decanoate

1

1

0.37

Antihistamines

 

1.5

18

9.93

 

Cyclizine

1

17

6.25

 

Chlorphenamine

2

1

0.74

Antispasmodics

 

1.33

16

7.84

 

Hyoscine Butyl Bromide

1

9

3.31

 

Tolterodine

2

4

2.94

 

Solifenacin

1

3

1.1

Benzodiazepines

 

1

20

7.35

 

Midazolam

1

14

5.15

 

Diazepam

1

5

1.84

 

Temazepam

1

1

0.37

Anti-inflammatories

 

1

13

4.78

 

Prednisolone

1

13

4.78

Opiates

 

1

5

1.84

 

Fentanyl

1

5

1.84

Mood Stabilisers

 

1

4

1.47

 

Carbamazepine

1

3

1.1

 

Lithium

1

1

0.37

Anti-sickness

 

3

1

1.1

 

Hyoscine Hydrobromide

3

1

1.1

Anti-arrhythmics

 

1

2

0.74

 

Amiodarone

1

2

0.74

Anti-Parkinson’s

 

2

1

0.74

 

Amantadine

2

1

0.74

Quinine

 

1

1

0.37

 

Quinine Sulphate

1

1

0.37