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. 2019 Mar 18;17(2):eAO4435. doi: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2019AO4435

Table 1. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) 4th level codes of the drugs included in the first step of development of the Brazilian anticholinergic activity scale.

ATC code for anticholinergic drugs
A03AA − synthetic anticholinergics, esters with tertiary amino group
A03AB − synthetic anticholinergics, quaternary ammonium compounds
A03BA − belladonna alkaloids, tertiary amines
A03BB − belladonna alkaloids, semisynthetic, quaternary ammonium compounds
A03CA − synthetic anticholinergic agents in combination with psycholeptics
A03CB − belladonna and derivatives in combination with psycholeptics
A03DA − synthetic anticholinergic agents in combination with analgesics
A03DB − belladonna and derivatives in combination with psycholeptics
A04AD − other antiemetic agents
G04BD − drugs for urinary frequency and incontinence
N04AA − tertiary amines
N04AB − ethers chemically close to antihistamines
N04AC − ethers of tropine or tropine derivatives
S01FA – anticholinergics
R03BB − anticholinergics
R03AL − anticholinergics in combination with adrenergics
ATC code for drugs with known anticholinergic activity
A03FA – propulsive agents
A03AX – other drugs for gastrointestinal disorders
C01BA – class IA antiarrhythmics
M03BA − carbamic acid esters
M03BB − oxazole, thiazine and triazine derivatives
M03BC − ethers, chemically close to antihistamines
M03BX − other centrally acting agents
N06AA – non-selective monoamine reuptake inhibitor antidepressants
N05AA − phenothiazines with aliphatic side chain
N05AB – phenothiazines with piperazine structure
N05AC – phenothiazines with piperidine structure
N05AD − butyrophenone derivatives
N05AE − indole derivatives
N05AF – thioxanthen derivatives
N05AG − diphenylbutylpiperidine
N05AH − diazepines, oxazepines, thiazepines and oxepines
N05AL − benzamides
N05AX – other antipsychotics
N05BB – diphenylmethane derivatives
R01BA – sympathomimetics
R06A − antihistamines for systemic use comprising all chemical subgroups (R06AA, R06AB, R06AC, R06AD, R06AE, R06AD, R06AK, R06AX)