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Table 1 Drug classes investigated in the present study

From: Prescription of pain medication among older cancer patients with and without an intellectual disability: a national register study

Drug Class

Generics

Anatomical TherapeuticChemical (ATC) Classification

COX-inhibitors

NSAIDs

M01A

Paracetamols

Paracetamol

N02BE01, N02BE51, N02BE71

Opioids (strong)

Morphine

N02AA01, N02AA51, N02AG01

Oxycodone

N02AA05, N02AJ17–19

Ketobemidone

N02AB01

Pethidine

N02AB02

Fentanyl

N02AB03

Buprenorphine

N02AE01

Tapentadol

N02AX06

Opioids (weak)

Codeine

N02AJ06–09 N02AA59 N02AA79

Dextropropoxyphene

N02 AC04

Tramadol

N02AX02 N02AJ13, N02AJ15

Antiepileptics

Gabapentin

N03AX12

Pregabalin

N03AX16

Lamotrigine

N03AX09

Topiramate

N03AX11

Tricyclic antidepressants

Amitriptyline

N06AA09

Nortriptyline

N06AA10

Antidepressants

Mirtazapine

N06AX11

Citalopram

N06AB04

Escitalopram

N06AB10

Fluoxetine

N06AB03

Venlafaxine

N06AX16

Sertraline

N06AB06

Anxiolytics

Diazepam

N05BA01

Oxazepam

N05BA04

Lorazepam

N05BA06

Alprazolam

N05BA12

Hypnotics and sedatives

Nitrazepam

N05CD02

Flunitrazepam

N05CD03

Midazolam

N05CD08

Other hypnotics, sedatives, and neuroleptics

Haloperidol

N05 AD01

Clomethiazole

N05CM02

Zopiclone

N05CF01

Zolpidem

N05CF02

Propiomazine

N05CM06

Hydroxyzine

N05BB01

Risperidone

N05AX08

Levomepromazine

N05AA02