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. 2017 May;23(5):10.18553/jmcp.2017.23.5.525. doi: 10.18553/jmcp.2017.23.5.525

TABLE 4.

Drugs to Avoid in the Elderly Medication Classes with a Follow-up Dispensing by Reception of MTM Status

Medication Class, n (%) Overall N = 3,121 MTM n = 16 Non-MTM n = 3,105 P Value
Analgesic and anesthetic 103 (3.3) 2 (12.5) 101 (3.3) 0.096
Antineoplastic 55 (1.8) 1 (6.3) 54 (1.7) 0.248
Central nervous system 678 (21.7) 3 (18.8) 675 (21.7) 0.772
Cardiovascular 1,030 (33.0) 2 (12.5) 1,028 (33.1) 0.109
Endocrine and metabolic 956 (30.6) 4 (25.0) 952 (30.7) 0.789
Gastrointestinal 55 (1.8) 1 (6.3) 54 (1.7) 0.248
Genitourinary 75.4 (14.0) 0 (0.0) 75 (2.4) 0.529
Hematologic 3 (0.1) 1 (6.3) 2 (0.1) 0.015
Neuromuscular 133 (4.3) 1 (6.3) 132 (4.3) 0.502
Respiratory 33 (1.1) 1 (6.3) 32 (1.1) 0.157

MTM = medication therapy management.