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▪ Indomethacin
▪ Ketorolac
▪ Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
▪ Meperidine
Antidepressants
▪ First-generation tricyclic antidepressants
Antihistamines
▪ First-generation antihistamines
Antihypertensives
▪ Alpha -blockers
1
▪ Centrally acting alpha -agonists
2
Urge Incontinence Medications
▪ Oxybutynin
▪ Tolterodine
Muscle Relaxants
▪ Carisoprodol
▪ Cyclobenzaprine
▪ Metaxalone
▪ Methocarbamol
Sedative-Hypnotics
▪ Barbiturates
▪ Benzodiazepines
Reference
Based on Beers Criteria from the American Geriatrics Society. Information on this
criteria and a full list of medications to avoid can be located at
https://geriatricscareonline.org/ProductAbstract/american-geriatrics-society-
updated-beers-criteria-for-potentially-inappropriate-medication-use-in-older-
adults/CL001
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