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Table 4 The top 20 drugs contributing to anticholinergic burden measured by each scale

From: Comparative associations between anticholinergic burden and emergency department visits for anticholinergic adverse events in older Korean adults: a nested case-control study using national claims data for validation of a novel country-specific scale

KABS

ARS

ACB

ADS

Score

Drug

%

Score

Drug

%

Score

Drug

%

Score

Drug

%

1

ranitidinea

11.4

1

ranitidinea

29.8

1

hydrochlorothiazide

15.7

2

ranitidinea

24.3

3

dimenhydrinate

8.0

3

chlorpheniraminea

18.8

1

ranitidinea

10.3

3

dimenhydrinate

8.6

3

chlorpheniraminea

7.2

2

cimetidinea

12.8

3

dimenhydrinate

7.2

3

chlorpheniraminea

7.7

2

tramadol

6.7

3

amitriptylinea

4.7

3

chlorpheniraminea

6.5

2

cimetidinea

5.2

3

solifenacin

6.4

2

cetirizine

4.5

3

solifenacin

5.7

1

furosemide

5.0

2

cimetidinea

4.9

1

levodopa

4.3

1

furosemide

4.2

1

isosorbide

4.3

1

furosemide

4.7

2

tolterodinea

3.9

1

isosorbide

3.6

1

tramadol

3.6

3

propiverine

3.5

3

hydroxyzinea

2.6

3

propiverine

3.1

1

nifedipine

3.3

1

escitalopram

3.2

2

amantadinea

1.7

1

escitalopram

2.8

1

alprazolam

3.2

1

alprazolam

3.0

1

paroxetinea

1.6

1

nifedipine

2.8

3

tolterodinea

2.4

3

octyloniumb

2.6

3

butylscopolaminea

1.4

1

alprazolam

2.7

1

diltiazem

2.3

1

levocetirizine

2.5

2

loratadine

1.2

1

atenolol

2.4

1

famotidine

2.0

1

trimebutineb

2.3

2

nortriptylinea

1.2

1

levocetirizine

2.3

1

nizatidine

1.9

3

tolterodinea

2.3

1

mirtazapine

1.2

1

cimetidinea

2.2

3

amitriptylinea

1.9

3

fesoterodine

2.0

3

imipraminea

1.2

3

tolterodinea

2.0

1

prednisolone

1.9

3

amitriptylinea

1.8

1

quetiapinea

1.1

1

doxazosin

1.8

1

methylprednisolone

1.8

1

prednisolone

1.8

2

baclofen

0.9

3

fesoterodine

1.8

1

diazepam

1.8

1

diazepam

1.6

2

loperamidea

0.9

3

paroxetinea

1.7

1

digoxin

1.6

1

digoxin

1.5

1

trazodone

0.9

3

amitriptylinea

1.6

1

dexamethasone

1.3

2

paroxetinea

1.2

2

olanzapinea

0.8

1

prednisolone

1.6

1

lorazepam

1.3

  1. KABS Korean Anticholinergic Burden Scale, ARS Anticholinergic Risk Scale, ACB Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden, ADS Anticholinergic Drug Scale
  2. aDrugs common to all four anticholinergic drug scales
  3. bDrugs included only in the KABS list