Table 2.

Pharmacological treatment and current co-prescription of patients >65 years of age with chronic non-cancer pain

Name	Past	Present (time of consultation)
	Opioids/psychotropic/NSAID/neuropathic adjuvant drugs	Opioids and/or other analgesics	NSAIDS	Antiepileptics/other neuropathic adjuvant drugs	Psychotropic/hypnotics and sedatives	Diabetic	Cardiac	Vitamins/others
1	Tramadol, oxycodone and acetaminophen, duloxetine, trazodone	Acetaminophen ES 1–2 tablets/week	Celecoxib 200 mg daily		Zopiclone		Aspirin	Pantoprazole, alendronate and cholecalciferol, calcium, vitamin D, co-enzyme Q10
2	Codeine, morphine, celecoxib				Venlafaxine	Metformin, insulin	Valsartan, diltiazem, metoprolol, simvastatin, clopidogrel, furosemide	Omeprazole, raloxifene, docusate, cyanocobalamin, calcium, risedronate sodium
3	Codeine, pregabalin	Acetaminophen and codeine 8 mg 1 tablet/day MED = 1.2			Amitriptyline		Furosemide, atenolol	Prednisone, cyclosporine, calcitriol, betahistine, diphenoxylate and atropine
4	Acetaminophen, tramadol, pregabalin, nortriptyline, clonazepam, duloxetine, diclofenac, ibuprofen	Acetaminophen ES	Ibuprofen when necessary	Gabapentin			Rosuvastatin, hydralazine	Co-enzyme q10, multi-vitamin, omega 3, folic acid, vitamin d
5					Nortriptyline, lorazepam			Levothyroxine, vitamin B12, calcium carbonate
6		Oxycodone and acetaminophen (rarely), acetaminophen and codeine 8 mg, 2 tabs, alternating with methocarbamol/acetaminophen 2 tablets every 5 h MED = 4.8	Diclofenac	Pregabalin		Metformin, insulin	Irbesartan and Hydrochlorothiazide, atorvastatin, Clonidine	Fluticasone puffer, omeprazole, estradiol (topical), tolterodine, stool softener, vitamin B, fish oil
7	Gabapentin	Acetaminophen ES 500 mg, three times a day, Oxycodone 5 mg two times a day MED = 15			Clonazepam	Metformin, Glyburide	Amlodipine, enalapril, atorvastatin, aspirin	Carbidopa and levodopa, warfarin, ferrous gluconate
8	Oxycodone	Acetaminophen and Codeine 30 mg, 1 tablet daily MED = 4.2					Atorvastatin, indapamide, aspirin, valsartan	Etidrocal, eye drops, vitamin D
9	Meperidine, tramadol, codeine, oxycodone and acetaminophen, desipramine, amitriptyline	Acetaminophen 6 tablets/day			Lorazepam		Hydrochlorothiazide, simvastatin, quinapril, eprosartan and hydrochlorothiazide	Alendronate, lansoprazole
10	Acetaminophen and codeine, amitriptyline, naproxen			Gabapentin	Zopiclone, desvenlafaxine			Risedronate, glucosamine

ES extra strength, MED morphine equivalent dose (mg)