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Table 3 Prevalence of PIMs according to Beers Criteria

From: A bitter pill to swallow - Polypharmacy and psychotropic treatment in people with advanced dementia

PIMs according to Beers Criteria

pantoprazole n=21; quetiapinen=21; risperidone; n=20; pipamperone; n=15; lorazepam n=9; melperone n=9; aripiprazole n=4; insulin and analogues n=4; zolpidem n=3; omeprazole n=2; paroxetine n=2; promethazine n=2; amisulpride n=1; clonazepam n=1; clozapine =1; dimenhydrinate n=1; doxazosin n=1; doxepin n=1; haloperidol n=1; hydroxyzine n=1; sulpiride n=1; tiapride n=1

  1. Psychotropic drugs printed in bold