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Table 1 Drug classes integrated into the final CDSS version for automatic switching to therapeutic equivalents

From: Development and evaluation of a computerised clinical decision support system for switching drugs at the interface between primary and tertiary care

Drug class

ATC code(s)

Antacids

A02AA, A02AB, A02AC, A02AD, A02AF, A02AH

Histamine H2-receptor antagonists

A02BA

Proton pump inhibitors

A02BC

Serotonin (5-HT3) antagonists

A04AA

Blood glucose lowering drugs, excl. insulins

A10BB, A10BG

Minerals

A12AA, A12BA, A12CB, A12CC

Antianemic preparations

B03AA

Thiazide diuretics

C03AA

Sulfonamides, plain (low-ceiling diuretics)

C03BA

Sulfonamides, plain (high-ceiling diuretics)

C03CA

Beta-blocking agents

C07AA, C07AB, C07AG

Calcium-channel blocking agents

C08CA

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors

C09AA

Angiotensin receptor antagonists

C09CA

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors

C10AA

Fibrates

C10AB

Alpha-adrenoceptor antagonists

G04CA

Selective serotonin (5-HT1) agonists

N02CC

Benzodiazepine (anxiolytics)

N05BA

Benzodiazepine (hypnotics and sedatives)

N05CD

Benzodiazepine related drugs

N05CF

  1. ATC: Anatomic Therapeutic Chemical classification system.