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meprobamate (EQUANIL, MILTOWN)


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carisoprodol (SOMA); carisoprodol with aspirin (SOMA COMPOUND); carisoprodol, aspirin and codeine (SOMA COMPOUND WITH CODEINE)
  • We list these drugs as Do Not Use drugs because it is no more effective than aspirin and related drugs, is sedating and breaks down into a chemical with a potential for abuse.
methylphenidate [extended or sustained release] (APTENSIO XR, CONCERTA, COTEMPLA XR-ODT, DAYTRANA [TRANSDERMAL], METADATE CD, METADATE ER, METHYLIN ER, QUILLICHEW, QUILLIVANT XR, RITALIN LA, RITALIN SR); methylphenidate [immediate release] (METADATE, METHYLIN, QUILLICHEW ER, RITALIN)

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Massive Misprescribing of Inappropriate Drugs to Hospitalized Elderly Patients
September 2008
A nationwide study published in spring 2008 in the Journal of Hospital Medicine showed that nearly half (49 percent) of almost 500,000 hospital patients older than 65 have been prescribed one or more of 92 drugs known to be unnecessarily unsafe for older patients. 10,000 of these patients had four or more of these inappropriate medicines prescribed during their hospitalization. Among the most common categories of adverse drug reactions these inappropriately prescribed drugs can cause are excessive sedation, abnormally low blood pressure and bleeding. We list the 92 drugs in the article and give further details about the kinds of side effects these drugs can cause.
Oxybutynin Patches (OXYTROL): A Grossly Overpriced Product For Overactive Bladder
July 2003
You should check the list of drugs that can cause loss of bladder control before starting drug treatment for this condition. You may be able to change from a drug that causes loss of bladder control to a drug that does not or alter the dose. This may be enough to solve the problem.
The Same Old Sad Story - Inappropriate Prescribing to the Elderly
February 2002
“Inappropriate medication use is a major patient safety concern, especially for the elderly population.” This is the first sentence of a study published in the December 12, 2001 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. The majority of the 33 drugs in this study have been on the market for years........

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