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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 22.
Published in final edited form as: Consult Pharm. 2015;30(4):240–245. doi: 10.4140/TCP.n.2015.240

Table 3.

Top Ten Commonly Used Anticholinergic Drugs by Older Blacks Over Time

Year 1 (n=1266) Year 5 (n=1035) Year 10 (n=537)
Generic Name n Generic Name n Generic Name n
diphenhydramine 49 diphenhydramine 38 meclizine 7
chlorpheniramine 27 tolterodine 18 oxybutynin 6
amitriptyline 21 oxybutynin 18 tolterodine 5
meclizine 15 chlorpheniramine 14 chlorpheniramine 4
paroxetine 13 paroxetine 14 paroxetine 4
hyoscamine 11 meclizine 10 hyoscamine 3
oxybutynin 10 amitriptyline 10 dicyclomine 2
hydroxyzine 7 atropine 6 hydroxyzine 2
cyclobenzaprine 7 hyoscamine 6 olanzapine 1
doxylamine 6 dicylomine 5 trospium 1