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Table 8 Medications were defined on the basis of the NICE guidelines[4] and were coded as follows

From: Using read codes to identify patients with irritable bowel syndrome in general practice: a database study

NICE medications

Read codes

Rubric

Bulk-forming laxatives

ab2..

Isphagula husk

ab3..

Methylcellulose

ab4..

Sterculia

Stimulant laxatives

ac5..

Docusate sodium

ac7..

Senna

ac8..

Sodium picosulphate

af1..

Rectal laxatives (Glycerol, biascodyl)

ac1..

Biascodyl

Faecal softeners

ad1..

Liquid paraffin

Osmotic laxatives

ae4..

Polyethylene glycols

a12..

Magnesium salts – antacid

ae2..

Magnesium hydroxide

ae3..

Magnesium sulphate

ae7..

Sodium phosphate

Antimotility agents

a81..

Codeine phosphate

a82..

Diphenoxylate hydrochloride

a83..

Loperamide: single drug

a85..

Loperamide: compound preparation

a842.

Kaolin and morphine mixture

Antispasmodics

a41..

Atrophine sulphate

a45..

Dicycloverine hydrochloride

a47..

Hyoscine butylbromide

a4c..

Propantheline bromide

a4d..

Alverine citrate

a4e..

Mebeverine hydrochloride

a4f..

Peppermint oil

Antidepressants

  

Tricyclics and related antidepressants

d71..

Amitripyline

d91..

Triptafen

d73..

Clomipramine hydrochloride

d75..

Dosulephin hydrochloride

d76..

Doxepin

d77..

Imipramine hydrochloride

d79..

Lofepramine

d7c..

Nortriptyline

d7f..

Trimipramine

d7b..

Mianserin hydrochloride

d7e..

Trazodone hydrochloride

da9..

Citalopram

Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs)

daC..

Escitalopram

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

da4..

Fluoxetine hydrochloride

Reversible MAOIs

da3..

Fluvoxamine maleate

da6..

Paroxetine hydrochloride

da5..

Sertraline hydrochloride

Other antidepressants

d81..

Phenelzine

 

d83..

Isocarboxazid

 

d84..

Tranylcypromine

 

d85..

Moclobemide

 

gde..

Duloxetine

 

da1..

Flupentixol

 

daB..

Mirtazapine

 

daA..

Reboxetine

 

da2..

Tryptophan