Potentially Dangerous Medication for Seniors
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.
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
- dexchlorpheniramine (Polaramine)
- diazepam (Valium)
- dicyclomine (Bentyl)
- digoxin (Lanoxin)
- diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
- dipyridamole (Persantine)
- disopyramide (Norpace, Norpace CR)
- doxazosin (Cardura)
- doxepin (Sinequan)
E
- ergot mesyloids (Hydergine)
- estrogens
- 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)
M
- meperidine (Demerol)
- meprobamate (Miltown, Equanil)
- mesoridazine (Serintil)
- metaxalone (Skelaxin)
- methocarbamol (Robaxin)
- methyldopa (Aldomet)
- methyldopa-hydrochlorothiazide (Aldoril)
- methyltestosterone (Android, Virilon, Testrad)
- mineral oil
N
- naproxen (Naprosyn, Avaprox, Aleve)
- Neoloid
- nifedipine (Procardia, Adalat)
- nitrofurantoin (Macrodantin)
O
- orphenadrine (Norflex)
- oxaprozin (Daypro)
- oxazepam (Serax)
- oxybutynin (Ditropan)
P
- pentazocine (Talwin)
- perphenazine-amitriptyline (Triavil)
- piroxicam (Feldene)
- promethazine (Phenergan)
- propantheline (Pro-Banthine)
- propoxyphene (Darvon) and combination products
Q
- quazepam (Doral)
R
- reserpine (Serpalan, Serpasil)
T
- temazepam (Restoril)
- thioridazine (Mellaril)
- ticlopidine (Ticlid)
- triazolam (Halcion)
- trimethobenzamide (Tigan)
- tripelennamine
