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Table 2 Summary of drugs scored 1-3 and extracted from the existing scales and drugs added by the expert group

From: Development of the Swedish anticholinergic burden scale (Swe-ABS)

Drug

ATC code

Han [32]

Ancelin [31]

Carnahan [30]

Boustani [34]

Rudolph [35]

Ehrt [22]

Sittironnarit [33]

Kiesel [18]

Jun [19]

Duran [17]

Alimemazine*

R06AD01

 

2

 

1

 

0

  

1

Low

Alprazolam

N05BA12

1

3

1

1

  

1

1

1

Disc (high)

Amantadine

N04BB01

  

1

2

2

  

2

2

Low

Amitriptyline*

N06AA09

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

High

Ampicillin

J01CA01

  

1

    

1

0

Disc (low)

Aripiprazole

N05AX12

   

1

  

0

1

1

 

Asenapine

N05AH05

   

1

   

1

  

Atenolol

C07AB03

1

 

0

1

 

0

0

1

0

0

Atropine*

A03BA01

3

 

3

3

3

 

3

3

3

High

Azathioprine

L04AX01

  

1

    

1

0

Disc (low)

Baclofen

M03BX01

2

 

0

 

2

  

1

1

Low

Biperiden*

N04AA02

        

3

 

Bisacodyl

A06AB02

  

0

   

1

1

0

Disc (low)

Bromocriptine

G02CB01

  

1

  

0

 

1

0

Low

Bupropion

N06AX12

1

 

0

1

   

1

1

Disc (low)

Captopril

C09AA01

  

1

1

 

0

0

1

0

Disc (low)

Carbamazepine

N03AF01

1

 

2

2

 

0

0

2

1

Low

Celecoxib

M01AH01

  

0

   

1

1

0

Disc (low)

Cetirizine

R06AE07

2

 

0

1

2

 

2

1

1

Low

Chlorprothixene*

N05AF03

     

0

  

3

 

Chlorthalidone

C03BA04

  

1

1

  

0

1

0

Disc (low)

Chlorzoxazone

M03BB03

  

0

     

0

 

Ciclosporin

L04AD01

  

1

    

1

0

Disc (low)

Cinnarizine

N07CA02

        

1

 

Citalopram

N06AB04

  

0

  

1

1

1

1

Low

Clemastine*

R06AA04

  

3

3

   

3

3

High

Clindamycin

J01FF01

  

1

    

1

0

Disc (low)

Clomipramine*

N06AA04

 

3

3

3

   

3

3

High

Clonazepam

N03AE01

  

1

   

1

1

1

Low

Clozapine*

N05AH02

  

3

3

2

3

 

3

3

High

Codeine

R05DA04

1

2

1

1

 

0

1

1

1

Low

Colchicine

M04AC01

 

3

0

1

  

0

 

0

Disc (high)

Darifenacin*

G04BD10

  

3

3

   

3

 

High

Desloratadine

R06AX27

   

1

   

1

1

 

Dexamethasone

H02AB02

  

1

   

0

1

0

Disc (low)

Diazepam

N05BA01

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

1

1

Low

Digoxin

C01AA05

 

3

1

1

 

1

1

1

1

Disc (high)

Diltiazem

C08DB01

  

1

   

0

1

0

Disc (low)

Dimenhydrinate*

R06AA02

  

3

3

   

3

3

High

Diphenhydramine

R05CA10

3

 

3

3

3

  

3

3

High

Dipyridamole

B01AC07

  

1

1

 

0

 

1

0

Disc (low)

Domperidone

A03FA03

      

1

1

0

Low

Entacapone

N04BX02

  

0

 

1

  

1

0

Low

Escitalopram

N06AB10

  

0

   

1

1

1

Disc (low)

Etoricoxib

M01AH05

       

1

  

Famotidine

A02BA03

  

1

   

0

1

0

Disc (low)

Fentanyl

N02AB03

  

1

1

  

0

1

1

Low

Fesoterodine*

G04BD11

   

3

   

3

3

 

Fexofenadine

R06AX26

2

 

0

0

  

2

1

0

Low

Fluoxetine

N06AB03

1

 

1

  

1

1

1

1

Low

Flupentixol

N05AF01

        

1

 

Fluvoxamine

N06AB08

  

1

1

 

1

1

1

1

Low

Furosemide

C03CA01

 

3

1

1

 

1

 

1

1

Disc (high)

Gentamicin

J01GB03

  

1

    

1

0

Disc (low)

Glycopyrroniuminj*

A03AB02

        

2

 

Guaifenesin

R05CA03

1

 

0

    

1

1

Discr (low)

Haloperidol

N05AD01

  

0

1

1

0

2

2

1

Low

Hydralazine

C02DB02

  

1

1

  

0

1

1

Disc (low)

Hydrocortisone

H02AB09

  

1

1

  

0

1

1

Disc (low)

Hydroxyzine*

N05BB01

 

3

3

3

3

  

3

3

High

Hyoscyamine*

A03BA03

  

3

3

3

   

3

High

Isosorbide mononitrate

C01DA14

  

1

   

0

1

 

Disc (low)

Ketorolac

M01AB15

1

      

1

0

Low

Lansoprazole

A02BC03

  

0

  

1

0

1

0

Disc (low)

Levodopa

N04BA01

1

 

0

 

1

 

1

1

 

0

Levomepromazine*

N05AA02

 

3

2

2

   

3

2

High

Lithium

N05AN01

  

0

   

1

1

0

Low

Loperamide

A07DA03

1

 

1

1

2

 

1

2

1

Low

Loratadine

R06AX13

1

 

0

1

2

 

1

1

1

Low

Lorazepam

N05BA06

  

1

    

1

1

Disc (low)

Meclizine*

R06AE05

  

3

3

3

   

3

High

Melperone

N05AD03

     

0

 

0

  

Memantine

N06DX01

      

0

0

0

 

Metformin

A10BA02

  

0

   

1

1

0

Disc (low)

Methadone

N07BC02

2

      

2

 

Low

Methotrexate

L04AX03

  

0

   

1

1

0

Disc (low)

Methylprednisolone

H02AB04

  

1

   

0

1

0

Disc (low)

Metoclopramide

A03FA01

3

 

0

 

1

0

1

1

0

Disc (high)

Metoprolol

C07AB02

1

 

0

1

 

0

0

1

0

0

Midazolam

N05CD08

  

1

    

1

1

Disc (low)

Mirtazapine

N06AX11

  

0

 

1

  

1

1

Low

Morphine

N02AA01

1

 

1

1

   

1

1

Low

Naratriptan

N02CC02

      

1

1

0

Disc (low)

Nifedipine

C08CA05

  

1

1

 

0

0

1

0

0

Nortriptyline*

N06AA10

3

 

3

3

2

2

 

3

3

High

Olanzapine

N05AH03

1

 

1

3

2

2

 

2

3

Low

Orphenadrine*

M03BC01

 

3

3

3

 

3

 

3

3

High

Oxazepam

N05BA04

  

1

  

0

1

1

 

Disc (low)

Oxcarbazepine

N03AF02

  

2

2

   

2

2

Low

Oxybutynin*

G04BD04

 

3

3

3

3

3

2

3

3

High

Oxycodone

N02AA05

1

 

1

   

1

1

1

Low

Paliperidone

N05AX13

   

1

   

1

1

 

Paroxetine

N06AB05

2

 

1

3

1

2

2

2

2

Low

Perphenazine

N05AB03

2

 

1

3

3

0

 

1

2

Disc (high)

Pethidine

N02AB02

  

2

2

 

0

 

2

2

Low

Phenobarbital

N03AA02

1

 

0

  

1

 

1

0

Disc (low)

Piperacillin

J01CA12

  

1

    

1

0

Disc (low)

Pramipexole

N04BC05

  

0

 

1

0

 

1

0

Disc (low)

Prednisolone

H02AB06

  

1

  

0

0

1

1

Disc (low)

Prochlorperazine*

N05AB04

2

 

1

 

2

0

2

  

Low

Promethazine*

R06AD02

  

3

3

3

 

0

1

 

High

Propiomazine

N05CM06

          

Quetiapine

N05AH04

2

 

0

3

1

1

 

2

2

Low

Ranitidine

A02BA02

2

 

2

1

1

1

1

2

1

Low

Risperidone

N05AX08

1

 

0

1

1

 

1

1

1

Low

Rotigotinepatch

N04BC09

       

1

  

Scopolamine*

A04AD01

3

 

3

3

   

3

3

High

Selegiline

N04BD01

  

0

 

1

0

 

1

0

Disc (low)

Sertindole

N05AE03

        

0

 

Sertraline

N06AB06

1

 

1

  

0

0

1

0

0

Solifenacin*

G04BD08

   

3

  

0

3

3

 

Sumatriptan

N02CC01

      

1

1

0

Disc (low)

Theophylline

R03DA04

 

2

1

1

 

1

2

2

1

Low

Tolterodine*

G04BD07

3

 

3

3

2

 

3

3

3

High

Tramadol

N02AX02

2

 

1

   

2

2

2

Low

Triamcinolone

H02AB08

  

1

   

0

1

0

Disc (low)

Valproic acid

N03AG01

  

1

   

0

1

0

Disc (low)

Vancomycin

J01XA01

  

1

    

1

0

Disc (low)

Venlafaxine

N06AX16

1

 

0

1

 

0

1

1

1

0

Vortioxetine

N06AX26

          

Warfarin

B01AA03

  

1

1

 

0

0

1

0

0

Ziprasidone

N05AE04

    

1

  

1

1

Disc (low)

Zolmitriptan

N02CC03

      

1

1

0

Disc (low)

Zuclopenthixol

N05AF05

        

2

 
  1. * On the list of drugs with definite anticholinergic effects provided by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare [11]
  2. High, high potency anticholinergics; Low, low potency anticholinergics; Disc (high), high discrepancy in drugs with high scores; Disc (low), low discrepancy in drugs with low grades