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. 2025 Aug 21;15(8):e097863. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097863

Table 5. The most common medications taken together.

Combination (ATC-4) Support (%) Lift
Platelet aggregation inhibitors excl. heparin (B01AC) + Organic nitrates (C01DA) 20.78 2.01
Platelet aggregation inhibitors excl. heparin (B01AC) + Beta-blocking agents, selective (C07AB) 22.21 1.76
Platelet aggregation inhibitors excl. heparin (B01AC) + HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (C10AA) 31.39 1.75
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (C10AA) + Beta-blocking agents, selective (C07AB) 21.68 1.68
Platelet aggregation inhibitors excl. heparin (B01AC) + Angiotensin-II receptor blockers (ARBs), plain (C09CA) 25.09 1.65
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (C10AA) + Angiotensin-II receptor blockers (ARBs), plain (C09CA) 25.02 1.61
Vitamin D and analogues (A11CC) + Acetic acid derivatives and related substances (M01AB) 20.77 1.58
Acetic acid derivatives and related substances (M01AB) + Glucocorticoids (H02AB) 27.33 1.48
Third-generation cephalosporins (J01DD) + Glucocorticoids (H02AB) 22.77 1.42
Anilides (N02BE) + Glucocorticoids (H02AB) 25.13 1.41

ATC, Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification.