Drugs (ATC code) | Unplanned nursing home admission | ||
No drugs in this class n (%) | Drugs in this class n (%) | P value | |
First level, main anatomical group | |||
Blood and blood-forming organ drugs (B) | 180 (5.4) | 723 (6.4) | 0.050 |
Dermatologicals (D) | 828 (5.8) | 75 (14.1) | <0.001 |
Genitourinary system and sex hormones (G) | 737 (6.1) | 166 (6.3) | 0.699 |
Systemic hormonal preparations, excluding sex hormones and insulins (H) | 737 (6.1) | 166 (6.5) | 0.403 |
Anti-infectives for systemic use (J) | 736 (6.4) | 167 (5.3) | 0.020 |
Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents (L) | 881 (6.3) | 22 (3.5) | 0.005 |
Drugs for the musculoskeletal system (M) | 815 (6.4) | 88 (4.3) | <0.001 |
Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents (P) | 893 (6.2) | 10 (4.0) | 0.144 |
Respiratory system drugs (R) | 771 (6.3) | 132 (5.5) | 0.147 |
Sensory organ drugs (S) | 752 (5.5) | 151 (13.4) | <0.001 |
Second level, therapeutic subgroup | |||
Stomatological preparations (A01) | 899 (6.1) | 4 (7.5) | 0.669 |
Drugs for acid-related disorders (A02) | 384 (5.8) | 519 (6.4) | 0.136 |
Drugs for functional gastrointestinal disorders (A03) | 805 (5.9) | 98 (9.8) | <0.001 |
Antiemetics and antinauseants (A04) | 884 (6.1) | 19 (18.6) | <0.001 |
Bile and liver therapy drugs (A05) | 900 (6.1) | 3 (7.9) | 0.652 |
Drugs for constipation (A06) | 605 (4.8) | 298 (13.5) | <0.001 |
Antidiarrhoeals, intestinal anti-inflammatory/anti-infective agents (A07) | 863 (6.0) | 40 (9.4) | 0.005 |
Digestives, including enzymes (A09) | 883 (6.1) | 20 (8.4) | 0.148 |
Diabetes drugs (A10) | 804 (6.6) | 99 (3.9) | <0.001 |
Vitamins (A11) | 801 (6.2) | 102 (5.9) | 0.629 |
Mineral supplements (A12) | 513 (4.8) | 390 (9.6) | <0.001 |
Other alimentary tract and metabolism products (A16) | 901 (6.1) | 2 (5.9) | 0.950 |
Cardiac therapy drugs (C01) | 792 (6.1) | 111 (6.3) | 0.792 |
Antihypertensives (C02) | 888 (6.2) | 15 (4.6) | 0.237 |
Diuretics (C03) | 621 (5.5) | 282 (8.1) | <0.001 |
Peripheral vasodilators (C04) | 901 (6.1) | 2 (4.2) | 0.568 |
Vasoprotectives (C05) | 884 (6.1) | 19 (7.2) | 0.471 |
Beta-blocking agents (C07) | 588 (7.2) | 315 (4.8) | <0.001 |
Calcium channel blockers (C08) | 762 (6.1) | 141 (6.1) | 0.964 |
Agents acting on the renin-angiotensin system (C09) | 472 (7.2) | 431 (5.3) | <0.001 |
Lipid-modifying agents (C10) | 720 (8.2) | 183 (3.1) | <0.001 |
Anaesthetics (N01) | 898 (6.1) | 5 (13.5) | 0.061 |
Analgesics (N02) | 158 (3.6) | 745 (7.2) | <0.001 |
Antiepileptics (N03) | 753 (5.7) | 150 (10.3) | <0.001 |
Drugs against Parkinson’s disease (N04) | 814 (5.7) | 89 (18.1) | <0.001 |
Psycholeptics (N05) | 201 (2.4) | 702 (11.0) | <0.001 |
Psychoanaleptics (N06) | 565 (4.8) | 338 (11.9) | <0.001 |
Other nervous system drugs (N07) | 881 (6.1) | 22 (5.9) | 0.813 |
ATC, Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical.