Table 3 Fall risk medications and associated ATC codes
Medications | ATC |
|---|---|
Antiepileptics | N03 (all antiepileptics, including benzodiazepine derivate clonazepam) |
Antidepressants | N06A |
Antihypertensives | C02 (anti-adrenergic, alpha-blockers, vasodilators), C03 (thiazides, loop, potassium-sparring), C04 (peripheral vaso-dilators), C07 (beta-blockers), C08 (calcium-antagonists), C09 (RAAS-inhibitors) |
Antipsychotics | N05A (all antipsychotics) |
Antispasmodics | M03BX (baclofen, tizanidin) |
Benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine-related drugs | N05BA (diazepam and related), N05CD, N05CF |
Sedative hypnotics | N05C (all hypnotics) |
Diuretics | C03, C07B, C07C, C09BA, C09DA |
Sedative antihistamines | N07CA02 + N07CA52 (cinnarizin), R06AA02 (diphenhydramine), R06AA04 (clemastine), R06AE03 (cyclizin), R06AD02 (promethazine), R06AE05 (meclozin) |
Vasodilators (used in cardiac disease), including alpha-blockers | C01DA, C01DX, C02 |
Overactive bladder and incontinence | G04BD12 (mirabegron), G04BD07 (tolterodin), G04BD10 (darifenacin), G04BD08 (solifenacin), G04BD11 (fesoterodin), G04BD09 (trospiumchlorid), G04CA |
Anti-arrythmics | C01AA05, C01B |
Anti-cholinergics | A03AB05, A03BA01, A03BA03, A03BB01, G04BD02, G04BD04, G04BD07, G04BD08, G04BD09, G04BD10, G04BD11, M03BC01, N04AA, N04AB, N04AC, N05AA01, N05AA03, N05AB03, N05AC02, N05AH03, N05AH04, N05BB, N06AA, N06AB05, R06AA |