Table 3 Special risk drugs
From: Medication quality and quality of life in the elderly, a cohort study
Percent taking the drug | Percent lacking indication | |
|---|---|---|
Analgesics (light), ongoing | 40.1 | 36.3 |
Analgesics (midrange), ongoing | 7.5 | 50.0 |
Analgesics (strong), ongoing | 9.5 | 47.1 |
Bulk/laxatives, ongoing | 22.4 | 67.9 |
Benzodiazepines (short acting), total | 10.2 | 82.4 |
Benzodiazepines (long acting), total | 4.8 | 66.7 |
Sleeping tablets, total | 44.2 | 88.1 |
NSAID, total | 5.4 | 50.0 |
Neuroleptics, total | 3.4 | 100.0 |
PPI, totalt | 27.9 | 57.9 |
Digoxin, total | 13.6 | 35.0 |
Loop diuretics, total | 59.9 | 18.6 |
SSRI, total | 19 | 70.4 |
Other anticholinergics*, total | 21.8 | 70.4 |