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Table 1 Frequency of Anticholinergic Medications at Baseline according to Therapeutic Class

From: Anticholinergic medication use and falls in postmenopausal women: findings from the women’s health initiative cohort study

Drug Class

Medicationa

N

Antihistamines

  
 

Diphenhydramine

5411

 

Chlorpheniramine

1408

 

Hydroxyzine

742

 

Doxylamine

219

 

Clemastine

153

 

Dexchlorpheniramine

81

 

Promethazine

80

 

Cyproheptadine

57

Antidepressants

  
 

Amitriptyline

2585

 

Paroxetine

1352

 

Nortriptyline

760

 

Imipramine

667

 

Doxepin

505

 

Desipramine

173

Gastrointestinal antispasmodics

  
 

Anticholinergic combinations

 
 

Hyoscyamine

1066

 

Dicyclomine

516

Urinary antimuscarinics

  
 

Oxybutynin

983

 

Flavoxate

47

Antivertigo/antiemetics

  
 

Meclizine

924

 

Dimenhydrinate

69

 

Scopolamine

248

Skeletal Muscle Relaxants

  
 

Cyclobenzaprine

772

 

Orphenadrine

118

Antipsychotics

  
 

Perphenazine

53

 

Trifluoperazine

40

 

Thioridazine

38

Antiparkinson agents

  
 

Benztropine

36

Other

  
 

Disopyramide

139

  1. aOnly medications with a frequency of 0.2 % or higher were listed