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Table 4 Most common PIMs among home medications

From: Potentially inappropriate home medications among older patients with cardiovascular disease admitted to a cardiology service in USA

Common PIMs

Number

Percent

 Drugs that may exacerbate or cause SIADH or hyponatremia (including diuretics, SSRIs, SNRIs, and antipsychotics)

283

29.7

 Scheduled use of PPIs >8 weeks in non-high risk patients

108

11.3

 Benzodiazepines

77

8.1

 Cardiovascular agents that should be avoided or dose reduced due to varying levels of kidney function (including NOACs and potassium sparing diuretics)

66

6.9

 CNS and analgesic agents that should be avoided or dose reduced due to varying levels of kidney function (including duloxetine, gabapentin, pregabalin, and tramadol)

53

5.6

 Combination of opioid analgesics with ≥2 other CNS active agents

39

4.1

 Anticholinergics

38

4.0

 H2 antagonists that should be dose reduced due to varying levels of kidney function

29

3.0

 Digoxin used as first line therapy for atrial fibrillation / flutter or heart failure or dose >0.125 mg/d

23

2.4

 Chronic use of non-cyclooxygenase-selective NSAIDS

23

2.4

 Skeletal muscle relaxants

23

2.4

  1. CNS central nervous system, GI gastrointestinal, NSAIDs non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, NOACs novel oral anticoagulants, PPI proton pump inhibitors, SIADH syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion, SNRIs serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, SSRIs selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors