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. 2017 Aug 25;8(11):361–370. doi: 10.1177/2042098617725267

Table 1.

Selected medications and their ATS scores.

Medication Drug class Muscarinic receptors
Total ATS ACB5 ARS6
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5
Amitriptyline Antidepressants 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 3 3
Imipramine Antidepressants 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 3 3
Brompheniramine Antihistamines 0.75 0.43 0.43 0.75 0.75 3.11 3 NA
Carbinoxamine Antihistamines 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65 3.25 3 NA
Chlorpheniramine Antihistamines 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 3 3
Diphenhydramine Antihistamines 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 3 3
Benztropine Anti-Parkinson agents 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 3 3
Trihexyphenidyl Anti-Parkinson agents 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 3 NA
Chlorpromazine Antipsychotics 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 3 3
Haloperidol Antipsychotics 1.00 0.39 0.39 1.00 1.00 3.78 1 1
Perphenazine Antipsychotics 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 3.90 3 3
Risperidone Antipsychotics 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 1 1
Thioridazine Antipsychotics 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 3 3
Trifluoperazine Antipsychotics 0.81 0.70 0.81 0.81 0.70 3.83 3 3
Alprazolam Benzodiazepines 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.30 0.30 0.60 1 NA
Clorazepate Benzodiazepines 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34 1.70 1 NA
Diazepam Benzodiazepines 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 2.00 1 NA
Atropine Gastrointestinal agents 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 3 3
Dicyclomine Gastrointestinal agents 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 3 3
Hyoscyamine Gastrointestinal agents 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 3 3
Loperamide Gastrointestinal agents 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.49 2.45 1 2
Promethazine Gastrointestinal agents 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 3 3
Ranitidine Gastrointestinal agents 0.65 0.65 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.30 1 1
Orphenadrine Muscle relaxants 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 3 NA
Fentanyl Opioids 0.39 0.42 0.42 0.38 0.38 1.99 1 NA

ACB, anticholinergic cognitive burden; ARS, anticholinergic risk scale; ATS, anticholinergic toxicity score; NA, not available.