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Table 2 Most common potentially inappropriate medication or prescribing identified in 553 older adults who were admitted due to COVID-19

From: Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications among hospitalized older adults with COVID-19 in Malaysian tertiary hospitals

Description

n (%)

Prescribed PPIs for at least 8 weeks or without an evidence based clinical indication

68 (12.3)

ACEi, ARB or calcium channel blocker use which increases risk of postural hypotension

41 (7.4)

Prazosin as antihypertensives may cause postural hypotension

16 (2.9)

Hydrochlorothiazide use which can result in deranged blood electrolyte levels

13 (2.4)

Long term use of NSAIDs for > 12 weeks

12 (2.2)

Use of ticlopidine instead of other safer and more effective alternative

7 (1.3)

Beta-blocker may mask hypoglycaemic symptoms in older patients with diabetes

7 (1.3)

Oral elemental iron doses greater than 200 mg daily without evidence of enhanced iron absorption

6 (1.1)

Benzodiazepines use which may increase the risk of falls

6 (1.1)

Loop diuretic without a clinical indication

5 (0.9)