Modified Beers List (Appendix A)
Medications with Anticholinergic Burden
Adapted from University of Iowa Anticholinergic Pocket Reference Card.
- Alprazolam (Xanax)
- Amitriptyline (Elavil)
- Atropine
- Azelastine nasal spray (Astelin)
- Belladonna Alkaloids (Donnatal)
- Benztropine (Cogentin)
- Brompheniramine (Dimetane)
- Carbamazepine (Tegretol)
- Carbinoxamine (Palgic)
- Chlorpheniramine (Chlor-Trimeton)
- Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
- Cimetidine (Tagamet)
- Clemastine (Tavist)
- Clidinium (Quarzan)
- Clomipramine (Anafranil)
- Clozapine (Clozaril)
- Cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril)
- Cyproheptadine (Periactin)
- Darifenacin (Enablex)
- Desipramine (Norpramin)
- Dexbrompheniramine (Drixoral)
- Dexchlorpheniramine (Polaramine)
- Diazepam (Valium)
- Dicyclomine (Bentyl)
- Dimenhydrinate (Dramamine)
- Diphenhydramine (Benadryl, Sominex, others)
- Doxepin (Adapin)
- Doxylamine (Unisom)
- Flavoxate (Urispas)
- Glycopyrrolate (Robinul)
- Hydroxyzine (Atarax)
- Hydroxyzine (Atarax)
- Hyoscyamine (Levbid, Cystospaz)
- Imipramine (Tofranil)
- Ipratropium (Atrovent)
- Lorazepam (Ativan)
- Loxapine (Loxitane)
- Meclizine (Antivert)
- Meperidine (Demerol)
- Mepyramine (Anthisan)
- Methscopolamine (Pamine)
- Molindone (Moban)
- Nortriptyline (Aventyl)
- Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
- Olopatadine nasal spray (Patanase)
- Orphenadrine (Norflex)
- Oxybutynin (Ditropan)
- Phenyltoloxamine (Dologesic, Durayin, others)
- Phenyltoloxamine (Dologesic, Durayin, others)
- Pimozide (Orap)
- Prochlorperazine (Compazine)
- Procyclidine (Kemadrin)
- Promethazine (Phenergan)
- Promethazine (Phenergan)
- Promethazine (Phenergan)
- Propantheline (Pro-Banthine)
- Protriptyline (Vivactil)
- Quetiapine (Seroquel)
- Ranitidine (Zantac)
- Scopolamine (Scopace)
- Solifenacin (Vesicare)
- Stomach and GI tract
- Temazepam (Restoril)
- Thioridazine (Mellaril)
- Tiotropium (Spiriva)
- Tolterodine (Detrol)
- Triazolam (Halcion)
- Tricyclic antidepressants
- Trihexyphenidyl (Artane)
- Trimethobenzamide (Tigan)
- Trimipramine (Surmontil)
- Triprolidine (Actifed)
- Trospium (Sanctura)