Table 2.
Most frequent PIMs in 2012 and 2013, rank-ordered by total number of recipients
| Rank Total | PIM (ATC code) | Substance | PD | Rank | Pharm | Rank | PD | Rank | Pharm | Rank |
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| 1 | N05CF02 | Zolpidem | 8,337 | 1 | 13,367 | 1 | 8,418 | 1 | 13,213 | 1 |
| 2 | N05BA04 | Oxazepam | 3,323 | 3 | 7,084 | 2 | 3,117 | 5 | 6,509 | 2 |
| 3 | M01AB11 | Acemetacin | 3,899 | 2 | 5,701 | 4 | 3,837 | 3 | 5,555 | 6 |
| 4 | N05BA08 | Bromazepam | 2,941 | 7 | 6,719 | 3 | 2,856 | 7 | 6,449 | 3 |
| 5 | A03FA01 | Metoclopramide | 3,266 | 4 | 5,467 | 5 | 3,171 | 4 | 5,671 | 5 |
| 6 | A03B | Belladonna alkaloids | 3,202 | 5 | 4,217 | 6 | 4,284 | 2 | 5,841 | 4 |
| 7 | M01AB05 | Diclofenac | 3,202 | 5 | 3,585 | 7 | 3,018 | 6 | 3,296 | 8 |
| 8 | N05AH04 | Quetiapine | 1,508 | 14 | 3,582 | 8 | 1,804 | 12 | 3,963 | 7 |
| 9 | C01BD01 | Amiodarone | 1,955 | 9 | 3,090 | 9 | 2,016 | 9 | 3,046 | 10 |
| 10 | R05DA20 | Dextromethorphan | 2,361 | 8 | 2,448 | 14 | 2,358 | 8 | 2,437 | 14 |
| 11 | C01CA24 | Epinephrine | 1,761 | 10 | 2,863 | 10 | 1,870 | 11 | 3,094 | 9 |
| 12 | M01AH05 | Etoricoxib | 1,757 | 11 | 2,417 | 15 | 1,933 | 10 | 2,666 | 11 |
| 13 | M01AE01 | Ibuprofen | 1,603 | 12 | 2,623 | 11 | 1,592 | 14 | 2,620 | 12 |
| 14 | G03CA | Etinylestradiol | 1,501 | 15 | 2,467 | 13 | 1,482 | 15 | 2,385 | 15 |
| 15 | N06AA06 | Trimipramin | 1,564 | 13 | 1,919 | 19 | 1,598 | 13 | 1,927 | 19 |
| 16 | C01AA05 | Digoxin | 1,287 | 19 | 2,285 | 16 | 1,210 | 18 | 2,064 | 18 |
| 17 | N05BA12 | Alprazolam | 850 | 25 | 2,587 | 12 | 876 | 23 | 2,519 | 13 |
| 18 | A06AA01 | Paraffin oil | 1,075 | 20 | 2,133 | 17 | 1,173 | 20 | 2,122 | 17 |
| 19 | C03DA01 | Spironolactone | 1,347 | 16 | 1,890 | 20 | 1,358 | 16 | 1,837 | 20 |
| 20 | J01XE01 | Nitrofurantoin | 880 | 23 | 2,019 | 18 | 1,031 | 21 | 2,354 | 16 |
| 21 | M01AG01 | Mefenamic acid | 1,307 | 17 | 1,537 | 23 | 1,285 | 17 | 1,396 | 24 |
| 22 | N05AX08 | Risperidone | 895 | 21 | 1,816 | 21 | 860 | 24 | 1,759 | 21 |
| 23 | N02AB02 | Pethidine | 1,290 | 18 | 1,402 | 25 | 1,201 | 19 | 1,282 | 25 |
| 24 | A10AB05 | Sliding scale insulin | 885 | 22 | 1,497 | 24 | 926 | 22 | 1,626 | 22 |
| 25 | N05BB01 | Hydroxyzine | 876 | 24 | 1,576 | 22 | 834 | 25 | 1,585 | 23 |
Abbreviations: PIM, potentially inappropriate medication; ATC, Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System; PD, physician dispensing; Pharm, pharmacy supply.