Table 3.

Six most commonly prescribed potentially inappropriate medications classes

Medications class (ATC code)	Number (%)
Central nervous system (N05-N06)	271 (58.7)
Anticholinergics (N04A)	98 (21.2)
Cardiovascular system (C)	50 (10.8)
Endocrine system (G03)	22 (4.8)
Analgesics (N02)	9 (1.9)
Anti-parkinsonian drugs (N04)	9 (1.9)

Medication classes are stratified according to 2012 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults

( ) means codes of Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification