Table 7.

List of medicines which were later re-started following being stopped or amended in line with the pharmacist’s advice

High-risk medicine combination	Number of times original medicine re-started
Aged >60 years plus anticholinergic	3
Aged >60 years plus antihypertensive and diuretic	3
Aged >60 years plus antipsychotic	1
Aged >60 years plus antipsychotic and hypnotic	1 (hypnotic only)
Aged >60 years plus hypnotic	9
Aged >60 years plus tricyclic antidepressant	7
Heart failure plus tricyclic antidepressant	1
NSAID plus ACE inhibitor/ARB and diuretic	7
NSAID plus eGFR <60 mL/min	2
NSAID plus heart failure	1
Total	35

ACE inhibitor angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor ARB angiotensin-II receptor blocker, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, NSAID non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug