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Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2007 Annual Conference


11 drugs that should always be avoided in the elderly:

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Left Column

  • Barbiturates
  • Chlorpropamide
  • Flurazepam
  • Meperidine
  • Meprobamate
  • Pentazocine

Right Column

  • Belladonna alkaloids
  • Dicyclomine
  • Hyoscyamine
  • Propantheline
  • Trimethobenzamide

Zhan et al. JAMA 2001


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