Inappropriate Medications for the Elderly

Always Avoid	Rarely Appropriate	Often Misused
■ Barbiturates ■ Belladonna alkaloids ■ Chlorpropamide ■ Dicyclomine ■ Flurazepam ■ Hyoscyamine ■ Meperidine ■ Meprobamate ■ Pentazocine ■ Propantheline ■ Trimethobenzemide	■ Carisoprodol ■ Chlordiazepoxide ■ Chlorzoxazone ■ Cyclobenzaprine ■ Diazepam ■ Metaxalone ■ Methocarbamol ■ Propoxyphene	■ Amitriptyline ■ Chlorpheniramine ■ Cyproheptadine ■ Diphenhydramine ■ Dipyridamole ■ Disopyramide ■ Doxepin ■ Hydroxyzine ■ Indomethacin ■ Methyldopa ■ Oxybutynin ■ Promethazine ■ Reserpine ■ Ticlopidin