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Table 5 Top 10 PIMs

From: Association of potentially inappropriate medications and need for long-term care among older adults: a matched cohort study

Ranking

LTC beneficiaries (N* = 105,719)

LTC Non-beneficiaries (N* = 114,202)

Name of ingredients

N*

%

Name of ingredients

N*

%

1

Chlorpheniramine

24,768

23.43

Chlorpheniramine

39,130

34.26

2

Quetiapine

8427

7.97

Diazepam

10,746

9.41

3

Diazepam

7414

7.01

Glimepiride

8722

7.64

4

Zolpidem

5997

5.67

Dimenhydrinate

5201

4.55

5

Glimepiride

5937

5.62

Hydroxyzine

4890

4.28

6

Amitriptyline

5108

4.83

Zolpidem

4633

4.06

7

Hydroxyzine

4263

4.03

Celecoxib

3847

3.37

8

Dimenhydrinate

4077

3.86

Piprinhydrinate

3741

3.28

9

Aceclofenac

2493

2.36

Amitriptyline

3536

3.1

10

Solifenacin

2398

2.27

Aceclofenac

3367

2.95

  1. LTC long-term care, PIM potentially inappropriate medications
  2. *Number of PIM prescriptions in each group