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. 2020 Mar 4;20:87. doi: 10.1186/s12877-020-1485-4

Table 3.

Contraindicated medications prescribed most frequently for the study population, defined by the CG equation

Medications Patients (%)
Rilmenidinea 92 (16.5)
Rosuvastatin 36 (6.5)
Alfuzosin 32 (5.8)
Buflomedila 20 (3.6)
Acarbose 9 (1.6)
Citalopram 9 (1.6)
Fenofibrate 9 (1.6)
Indapamide 9 (1.6)
Spironolactone 9 (1.6)
Colchicine, tiemonium, opium 6 (1.1)

aRimenidine and buflomedil are both Renally Inappropriate Medications (RIM) and Potentially Inappropriate-for-the-elderly Medication (PIM)