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. 2023 Sep 18;16(12):2378–2392. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfad239

Table 2:

Anticholinergic cognitive burden scoring drugs based on ACB scale [8].

Pharmacologic groups ATC code International no-proprietary name ACB score
Parasympatholytics or sympathomimetics A04 Scopolamine 3
Drugs for gastrointestinal disorders A02 Cimetidine 1
Ranitidine 1
A03 Alverine 1
Atropine 3
Dimenhydrinate 3
Propantheline 3
A07 Hyoscyamine 3
loperamide 1
Drugs related to cardiovascular system B01 Coumadine 1
C01 Dipyridamole 1
Digoxin 1
Disopyramide 1
Isosorbide 1
C02 Hydralazine 1
C03 Furosemide 1
Quinidine 1
Chlortalidone 1
C07 Triamterene 1
Atenolol 1
C08 Metoprolol 1
C09 Nifedipine 1
Captopril 1
Urinary antispasmodics G04 Dariferacin 3
Flavoxate 3
Oxybutynine 3
Tolterodine 3
Corticoids H02 Hydrocortisone 1
Prednisone 1
Analgesic N02 Codeine 1
Fentanyl 1
Morphine 1
Pethidine 2
Meperidine 2
Antiepileptic N03 Carbamazepine 2
Oxcarbazepine 2
Antiparkinsonian N04 Amantadine 2
Benztropine 3
Orphenadrine 3
Procyclidine 3
Trihexyphenidyl 3
Psycholeptic N05A antipsychotic Clozapine 3
Chlorpromazine 3
Haloperidol 1
Levomepromazine 2
Loxapine 2
Molindone 2
Olanzapine 3
Perphenazine 3
Pimozide 2
Promazine 3
Quetiapine 3
Risperidone 1
Thiorizadine 3
Trifluoperazine 3
N05B anxiolytic Alprazolam 1
Clorazepate 1
Diazepam 1
Hydroxyzine 3
Antidepressant N06A Amitriptylline 3
Amoxapine 3
Buproprion 1
Clomipramine 3
Desipramine 3
Doxepin 3
Fluvoxamine 1
Imipramine 3
Nortriptyline 3
Paroxetine 2
Trazodone 1
Trimipramine 3
Antiasthmatic drugs R03 Theophylline 1
H1 antihistaminic R06A Alimemazine 1
Brompheniramine 3
Carbinoxamine 3
Chlorpheninamine 3
Clemastine 3
Cyproheptadine 2
Diphenhydramine 3
Meclozine 3
Promethazine 3
Pyrilamine 3
Others M03 Cyclobenzaprine 2
M04 Colchicine 1

A Drugs in bold are drugs with ACB score at 3.

TC: anatomical therapeutic chemical; ACB: Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden.