Figure 1.

Common potentially inappropriate medications by medication class. PPI indicates a proton pump inhibitor without coprescription of a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug; NSAID indicates a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug without coprescription of a proton pump inhibitor. ^Includes nonbenzodiazepine and benzodiazepine receptor agonist hypnotics. *“Other” includes the following: gastrointestinal medications, 0.5%; skeletal muscle relaxants, 0.5%; barbiturates, 0.1%; genitourinary, 0.05%; other endocrine such as thyroid, growth hormone, and megestrol, 0.04%; and meprobamate, 0.01%.