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. 2023 Jan 9;120(1-2):3–10. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2022.0377

eTable 3. Substances classified as non-PIM.

Substance/class No. of ratings Median Mean [95% CI]
Drugs for acidity-related diseases
Magnesium hydroxide (as an example of antacids containing magnesium) 44 3 3.34 [3.09; 3.59]
Proton pump inhibitors (omeprazole, esomeprazole, pantoprazole, lansoprazole, dexlansoprazole, rabeprazole) 46 4 3.74 [3.49; 3.99]
Sucralfate 43 4 3.44 [3.13; 3.75]
Drugs for constipation
Macrogol 46 4 4.24 [4.00; 4.47]
Drugs for diarrhea and intestinal anti-inflammatories/anti-infectives
Loperamide 44 4 3.30 [3.02; 3.57]
Antidiabetic drugs
Insulins and analogs for injection, rapid-acting (“sliding scale insulins”, (treatment without basal insulin/long-acting insulins) 43 4 3.47 [3.07; 3.86]
Metformin 47 4 4.00 [3.74; 4.26]
Dipeptidylpeptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors (sitagliptin, vildagliptin, saxagliptin…) 45 4 3.67 [3.38; 3.95]
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists (exenatide, liraglutide,albiglutide, dulaglutide, lixisenatide*) 39 3 3.44 [3.13; 3.74]
Sodium-glucose-cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors (dapagliflozin, empagliflozin, canagliflozin*) 44 3.5 3.32 [3.03; 3.61]
Antithrombotic drugs
Warfarin 36 4 3.83 [3.50; 4.16]
Phenprocoumon 45 4 3.80 [3.52; 4.08]
Acenocoumarol* 29 4 3.66 [3.27; 4.04]
Rivaroxaban 44 4 3.36 [3.06; 3.67]
Apixaban 44 4 3.89 [3.65; 4.12]
Edoxaban 46 4 3.63 [3.33; 3.93]
Cardiac treatment
Propafenone as “single shot” 38 4 3.58 [3.33; 3.83]
Ivabradine 44 4 3.39 [3.08; 3.70]
Potassium-sparing drugs
Spironolactone 46 4 3.63 [3.38; 3.88]
Eplerenone 40 4 3.58 [3.31; 3.84]
Calcium-channel blockers
Moderately long-acting and long-acting calcium-channel blockers with predominantly vascular action (amlodipine, felodipine, isradipine, nisoldipine, nitrendipine, manidipine, lercanidipine) 42 4 3.98 [3.73; 4.22]
Drugs acting on the renin–angiotensin system
Valsartan and sacubitril 45 4 3.71 [3.41; 4.01]
Urologics
Tamsulosin 43 4 3.58 [3.36; 3.81]
Calcium homeostasis
Teriparatide 38 4 3.42 [3.07; 3.78]
Drugs for treating bone diseases
Denosumab 37 4 3.49 [3.12; 3.85]
Analgesics
Metamizole 46 4 3.96 [3.74; 4.17]
Antiepileptics
Gabapentin 41 4 3.39 [3.09; 3.69]
Levetiracetam NEW 40 4 3.43 [3.09; 3.76]
Antipsychotics
Risperidone 45 4 3.53 [3.29; 3.78]
Antidepressants
Citalopram, escitalopram 45 4 3.51 [3.27; 3.76]
Sertraline 41 4 3.54 [3.27; 3.80]
Mirtazapine 42 4 3.45 [3.15; 3.75]
Antidementives
Memantine 42 4 3.36 [3.01; 3.70]
Drugs for obstructive respiratory tract diseases
Inhaled anticholinergics (ipratropium bromide, tiotropium bromide, aclidinium bromide, glycopyrronium bromide, umeclidinium bromide) 43 4 3.65 [3.36; 3.94]
Antihistamines for systemic use
Second generation
Cetirizine, levocetirizine 43 4 3.44 [3.19; 3.70]
Loratadine, desloratadine 38 4 3.47 [3.19; 3.76]

*These substances are marketed only in Austria, not in Germany.

CI, Confidence interval; PIM, potentially inappropriate medication