Classes and Subgroups of Medications, Optum Clinformatics Data Mart and NHANES
| CLASS | SUBGROUP |
|---|---|
| Diuretics | Loop diuretics Potassium-sparing diuretics Thiazide diuretics Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors |
| Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) | Angiotensin II inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers |
| Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) | Calcium channel blocking agents |
| Beta blockers | Cardioselective beta blockers Noncardioselective beta blockers |
| Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors | Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors |
| Other antihypertensive medications | Antiadrenergic agents, peripherally acting Antiadrenergic agents, centrally acting Peripheral vasodilators Vasodilators Antihypertensive combinations Aldosterone receptor antagonists Renin inhibitors |
| Any cholesterol medication | HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors Miscellaneous antihyperlipidemic agents Fibric acid derivatives Bile acid sequestrants Cholesterol absorption inhibitors Antihyperlipidemic combinations |
| Statins | HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors |
| Central nervous system (CNS) agents | Miscellaneous analgesics Narcotic analgesics Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents Salicylates Analgesic combinations Narcotic analgesic combinations Antimigraine agents Cox-2 inhibitors Hydantoin anticonvulsants Succinimide anticonvulsants Barbiturate anticonvulsants Benzodiazepine anticonvulsants Miscellaneous anticonvulsants Dibenzazepine anticonvulsants Fatty acid derivative anticonvulsants Gamma-aminobutyric acid reuptake inhibitors Gamma-aminobutyric acid analogs Triazine anticonvulsants Pyrrolidine anticonvulsants Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor anticonvulsants 5-HT3 receptor antagonists Phenothiazine antiemetics Anticholinergic antiemetics Miscellaneous antiemetics Anticholinergic antiparkinson agents Dopaminergic antiparkinsonism agents Barbiturates Benzodiazepines Miscellaneous anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics CNS stimulants Skeletal muscle relaxants Skeletal muscle relaxant combinations Miscellaneous CNS agents Anorexiants Cholinergic agonists Cholinesterase inhibitors Drugs used in alcohol dependence |
| Psychotherapeutics | Miscellaneous antidepressants SSRI antidepressants Tricyclic antidepressants Monoamine oxidase inhibitors Phenylpiperazine antidepressants Tetracyclic antidepressants SSNRI antidepressants Miscellaneous antipsychotic agents Psychotherapeutic combinations Phenothiazine antipsychotics Thioxanthenes Atypical antipsychotics |
| Antidepressants | Miscellaneous antidepressants SSRI antidepressants Tricyclic antidepressants Monoamine oxidase inhibitors Phenylpiperazine antidepressants Tetracyclic antidepressants SSNRI antidepressants |
| Respiratory agents | Antihistamines Antitussives Methylxanthines Adrenergic bronchodilators Bronchodilator combinations Anticholinergic bronchodilators Decongestants Expectorants Miscellaneous respiratory agents Inhaled corticosteroids Mucolytics Mast cell stabilizers Inhaled anti-infectives Antiasthmatic combinations Upper respiratory combinations Leukotriene modifiers |
| Gastrointestinal (GI) agents | Antacids Antidiarrheals Digestive enzymes Gallstone solubilizing agents GI stimulants H2 antagonists Laxatives miscellaneous GI agents Proton pump inhibitors 5-aminosalicylates H. pylori eradication agents Anticholinergics/antispasmodics Serotoninergic neuroenteric modulators Chloride channel activators |
| Hormones | Glucocorticoids Mineralocorticoids Contraceptives Androgens and anabolic steroids Estrogens Progestins Sex hormone combinations Miscellaneous sex hormones Gonadotropin-releasing hormone and analogs Thyroid hormones 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors Growth hormones Prolactin inhibitors Calcitonin Antigonadotropic agents Antidiuretic hormones Somatostatin and somatostatin analogs Selective estrogen receptor modulators Parathyroid hormone and analogs Antiandrogens Antithyroid agents Aromatase inhibitors Synthetic ovulation stimulants |
CNS, central nervous system; GI, gastrointestinal; SSNRI, selective serotonin norepinephrine re-uptake inhibitor; SSRI, selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor.
SOURCE: Optum Clinformatics Data Mart 2019 and National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) 2015–2020
From: Medication Use and Self-Care Practices in Persons With Diabetes
Diabetes in America is in the public domain of the United States. You may use the work without restriction in the United States.
NCBI Bookshelf. A service of the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health.