Drugs to Avoid if you are Elderly

Potentially Inappropriate Medications for the Elderly
Using the revised Beers Criteria

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Duke University summary of information from 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.
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Click on the medication or medication class for detailed information from MEDLINEplus, from 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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