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Potentially
Inappropriate Medications for the Elderly According
to the Revised Beers Criteria
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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 MEDLINEplus,
a service of the US National Library of Medicine
for more information about any of these drugs.
A
alprazolam (Xanax)
amiodarone (Cordarone)
amitriptyline (Elavil)
amphetamines
anorexic agents
B
barbiturates
belladonna alkaloids (Donnatal)
bisacodyl (Dulcolax)
C
carisoprodol (Soma)
cascara sagrada
chlordiazepoxide (Librium, Mitran)
chlordiazepoxide-amitriptyline (Limbitrol)
chlorpheniramine (Chlor-Trimeton)
chlorpropamide (Diabinese)
chlorzoxazone (Paraflex)
cimetidine (Tagamet)
clidinium-chlordiazepoxide (Librax)
clonidine (Catapres)
clorazepate (Tranxene)
cyclandelate (Cyclospasmol)
cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril)
cyproheptadine (Periactin)
D
dessicated thyroid oxybutynin (Ditropan)
dexchlorpheniramine (Polaramine)
diazepam (Valium)
dicyclomine (Bentyl)
digoxin (Lanoxin)
diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
dipyridamole (Persantine)
disopyramide (Norpace, Norpace CR)
doxepin (Sinequan)
E
ergot mesyloids (Hydergine)
ethacrynic acid (Edecrin)
F
ferrous sulfate (iron)
fluoxetine (Prozac)
flurazepam (Dalmane)
G
guanadrel (Hylorel)
guanethidine (Ismelin)
H
halazepam (Paxipam)
hydroxyzine (Vistaril, Atarax)
hyoscyamine (Levsin, Levsinex)
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I
indomethacin
(Indocin, Indocin SR)
isoxsuprine
(Vasodilan)
K
ketorolac
(Toradol)
L
lorazepam
(Ativan)
M
mesoridazine (Serintil)
meperidine (Demerol)
methocarbamol (Robaxin)
meprobamate (Miltown, Equanil)
metaxalone (Skelaxin)
methyldopa (Aldomet)
methyldopa-hydrochlorothiazide (Aldoril)
methyltestosterone (Android, Virilon, Testrad)
mineral oil
N
naproxen (Naprosyn, Avaprox, Aleve)
Neoloid
nifedipine (Procardia, Adalat)
nitrofurantoin (Microdantin)
O
orphenadrine (Norflex)
oxaprozin (Daypro)
oxazepam (Serax)
P
pentazocine (Talwin)
perphenazine-amitriptyline (Triavil)
piroxicam (Feldene)
promethazine (Phenergan)
propantheline (Pro-Banthine)
propoxyphene (Darvon) and combination products
doxazosin (Cardura)
Q
quazepam (Doral)
R
reserpine (Serpalan, Serpasil)
estrogens
T
temazepam (Restoril)
thioridazine (Mellaril)
ticlopidine (Ticlid)
triazolam (Halcion)
trimethobenzamide (Tigan)
tripelennamine
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