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Table 1 ATC code and Defined Daily Dose (DDD) of prescribed benzodiazepinesa

From: Benzodiazepine prescription for patients in treatment for drug use disorders: a nationwide cohort study in Denmark, 2000–2010

 

ATC code

1 DDD (oral administration)

584 DDD (oral administration)

Alprazolam

N05BA12

1 mg

584 mg

Bromazepam

N05BA08

10 mg

5840 mg

Chlordiazepoxide

N05BA02

30 mg

17520 mg

Clobazam

N05BA09

20 mg

11680 mg

Clonazepam

N03AE01

8 mg

4672 mg

Diazepam

N05BA01

10 mg

5840 mg

Estazolam

N05CD04

3 mg

1752 mg

Flunitrazepam

N05CD03

1 mg

584 mg

Flurazepam

N05CD01

30 mg

17520 mg

Lorazepam

N05BA06

2.5 mg

1460 mg

Midazolam

N05CD08

15 mg

8760 mg

Nitrazepam

N05CD02

5 mg

2920 mg

Oxazepam

N05BA04

50 mg

29200 mg

Triazolam

N05CD05

0.25 mg

146 mg

  1. Abbreviations: ATC, Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical
  2. aIntake of 1 DDD daily of benzodiazepines in a 1 year period results in a total intake of 365 DDD