All Participants | Participants with Polypharmacy | ||
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Most commonly used medicine classes (n = 636 total different medicines used among 411 participants) | Most commonly used medicine classes (n = 289 total different medicines used among 63 participants with polypharmacy) | ||
Drug Class | n (%) | Drug Class | n (%) |
Antihypertensive agents | 133 (20.9) | Antihypertensive agents | 72 (24.9) |
Diuretics | 92 (14.5) | Diuretics | 48 (16.6) |
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents | 51 (8.0) | Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents | 17 (5.9) |
B group vitamins and minerals. | 35 (5.5) | B group vitamins and minerals | 16 (5.5) |
General well-being, multiple use preparations like herbs, others | 31 (4.9) | Beta-adrenergic blocking agents | 13 (4.5) |
Antidepressants | 30 (4.7) | Hyperacidity, reflux and ulcers | 12 (4.2) |
Hyperacidity, reflux and ulcers | 28 (4.4) | General well-being, multiple use preparations like herbs, others | 10 (3.5) |
Beta-adrenergic blocking agents | 27 (4.3) | Antidepressants | 9 (3.1) |
Simple analgesics and antipyretics | 24 (3.8) | Hypoglycaemic agents | 9 (3.1) |
Hypoglycaemic agents | 16 (2.5) | Simple analgesics and antipyretics | 8 (2.8) |