| Potentially
Inappropriate Medications for the Elderly According to the Revised Beers
Criteria |
|
The list
of drugs below is a summary of information from the following report
in Archives
of Internal Medicine:
Fick DM,
Cooper JW, Wade WE, Waller JL, Maclean JR, Beers MH. Updating
the Beers criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in
older adults: results of a US consensus panel of experts.
Arch Intern Med. 2003;163:2716-2724. [ Link
]
Click on
the name of each medication or medication class for detailed
information from MEDLINEplus,
a service of the US National Library of Medicine.
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| A |
I |
| alprazolam
(Xanax) |
indomethacin
(Indocin, Indocin SR) |
| amiodarone
(Cordarone) |
isoxsuprine
(Vasodilan) |
| amitriptyline
(Elavil) |
K |
| amphetamines |
ketorolac
(Toradol) |
| anorexic
agents |
L |
| B |
lorazepam
(Ativan) |
| barbiturates |
M |
| belladonna
alkaloids (Donnatal) |
meperidine
(Demerol) |
| bisacodyl
(Dulcolax) |
meprobamate
(Miltown, Equanil) |
| C |
mesoridazine
(Serintil) |
| carisoprodol
(Soma) |
metaxalone
(Skelaxin) |
| cascara
sagrada |
methocarbamol
(Robaxin) |
| chlordiazepoxide
(Librium, Mitran) |
methyldopa
(Aldomet) |
| chlordiazepoxide-amitriptyline
(Limbitrol) |
methyldopa-hydrochlorothiazide
(Aldoril) |
| chlorpheniramine
(Chlor-Trimeton) |
methyltestosterone
(Android, Virilon, Testrad) |
| chlorpropamide
(Diabinese) |
mineral oil |
| chlorzoxazone
(Paraflex) |
N |
| cimetidine
(Tagamet) |
naproxen
(Naprosyn, Avaprox, Aleve) |
| clidinium-chlordiazepoxide
(Librax) |
Neoloid |
| clonidine
(Catapres) |
nifedipine
(Procardia, Adalat) |
| clorazepate
(Tranxene) |
nitrofurantoin
(Microdantin) |
| cyclandelate
(Cyclospasmol) |
O |
| cyclobenzaprine
(Flexeril) |
orphenadrine
(Norflex) |
| cyproheptadine
(Periactin) |
oxaprozin
(Daypro) |
| D |
oxazepam
(Serax) |
| dessicated
thyroid |
oxybutynin
(Ditropan) |
| dexchlorpheniramine
(Polaramine) |
P |
| diazepam
(Valium) |
pentazocine
(Talwin) |
| dicyclomine
(Bentyl) |
perphenazine-amitriptyline
(Triavil) |
| digoxin
(Lanoxin) |
piroxicam
(Feldene) |
| diphenhydramine
(Benadryl) |
promethazine
(Phenergan) |
| dipyridamole
(Persantine) |
propantheline
(Pro-Banthine) |
| disopyramide
(Norpace, Norpace CR) |
propoxyphene
(Darvon) and combination products |
| doxazosin
(Cardura) |
Q |
| doxepin
(Sinequan) |
quazepam
(Doral) |
| E |
R |
| ergot
mesyloids (Hydergine) |
reserpine
(Serpalan, Serpasil) |
| estrogens |
T |
| ethacrynic
acid (Edecrin) |
temazepam
(Restoril) |
| F |
thioridazine
(Mellaril) |
| ferrous
sulfate (iron) |
ticlopidine
(Ticlid) |
| fluoxetine
(Prozac) |
triazolam
(Halcion) |
| flurazepam
(Dalmane) |
trimethobenzamide
(Tigan) |
| G |
tripelennamine |
| guanadrel (Hylorel) |
|
| guanethidine
(Ismelin) |
|
| H |
|
| halazepam
(Paxipam) |
|
| hydroxyzine
(Vistaril, Atarax) |
|
| hyoscyamine
(Levsin, Levsinex) |
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| Resource:
CCGE |
