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Table 3 Contraindicated medications prescribed most frequently for the study population, defined by the CG equation

From: Medication burden and inappropriate prescription risk among elderly with advanced chronic kidney disease

Medications

Patients (%)

Rilmenidinea

92 (16.5)

Rosuvastatin

36 (6.5)

Alfuzosin

32 (5.8)

Buflomedila

20 (3.6)

Acarbose

9 (1.6)

Citalopram

9 (1.6)

Fenofibrate

9 (1.6)

Indapamide

9 (1.6)

Spironolactone

9 (1.6)

Colchicine, tiemonium, opium

6 (1.1)

  1. aRimenidine and buflomedil are both Renally Inappropriate Medications (RIM) and Potentially Inappropriate-for-the-elderly Medication (PIM)