Table 4 Prescriptions in the 7 days before death classified according to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) code
From: The last week of life of nursing home residents with advanced dementia: a retrospective study
|  | ATC code | n (n = 316) | % | 95% CIb (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anticoagulants - Antiplatelets | B01A | 166 | 52.5 | 47.0;58.0 |
Drugs for acid related disorders | A02 | 153 | 48.4 | 42.9;53.9 |
Cardiovascular System | C | Â | Â | Â |
Cardiac therapy | C01A, C01D | 130 | 41.1 | 35.7;46.6 |
 Beta blocking agents | C07 | 31 | 9.8 | 6.5;13.1 |
 Anti-arrhythmic class I-III | C01B | 8 | 2.5 | 0.8;4.2 |
Antibiotics (antibacterial/antimycotics) | J01;J02 | 107 | 33.9 | 28.6;39.1 |
Diuretics | C03 | 110 | 34.8 | 29.5;40.1 |
Opioids | N02A | 108 | 34.2 | 28.9;39.4 |
Laxatives | A06 | 96 | 30.4 | 25.3;35.4 |
Vitamins and mineral supplements | A11; A12 | 88 | 27.8 | 22.9;32.8 |
Antipsychotics | N05A | 79 | 25.0 | 20.2;29.8 |
Benzodiazepine derivates | N05CD | 70 | 22.2 | 17.6;26.7 |
Steroids | H02AB | 58 | 18.4 | 14.1;22.6 |
Drugs for the respiratory system | R | 37 | 11.7 | 8.2;15.2 |
Antiepileptics | N03 | 30 | 9.5 | 6.3;12.7 |
Insulin and other glucose lowering | A10 | 27 | 8.5 | 5.5;11.6 |
Acetaminophen | N02B | 24 | 7.6 | 4.7;10.5 |
Antidepressants | N06 | 24 | 7.6 | 4.7;10.5 |
Anti-parkinson | N04 | 23 | 7.3 | 4.4;10.1 |
Antiemetics | A04 | 19 | 6.0 | 3.4;8.6 |
Hyoscine Butylbromide | N07 | 14 | 4.4 | 2.2;6.7 |
Thyroid drugs | H03 | 17 | 5.4 | 2.9;7.9 |
Othersa | Â | 29 | 9.2 | 6.0;12.4 |