Table 4.

Prevalence of cannabis use by current medication status among patients 50 years of age or older with a well visit/physical exam through UCLA Health, July 2019-May 2020 (n=42,455)

	Cannabis use and Currently Prescribed Medication		Cannabis use and Not Currently Prescribed Medication
	n	%	n	%	p value
Cardiovascular medications ^	1,265	6.9	1,959	8.1	<.01
Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System	490	6.5	2,734	7.8	<.01
Beta Blockers	254	6.4	2,970	7.7	<.01
Calcium Channel Blockers	356	7.6	2,868	7.6	0.98
Diuretics	179	6.8	3,045	7.7	0.10
Statins	755	6.6	2,469	7.9	<.01
Other agents for dyslipidemia	49	6.5	3,175	7.6	0.25
Anticoagulants	80	6.6	3,144	7.6	0.17
Gastrointestinal medications ^	137	8.6	3,087	7.6	0.13
Antidiarrheal	21	7.1	3,203	7.6	0.74
Antinausea	116	8.9	3,108	7.6	0.08
Laxatives	83	10.6	3,141	7.5	<.01
Respiratory medications ^	457	7.8	2,767	7.6	0.44
Inhaled Corticosteroids - long acting beta agonist	254	7.1	2,970	7.6	0.22
Short acting beta agonist and anticholinergics	265	8.6	2,959	7.5	0.03
Other Respiratory agents	81	8.3	3,143	7.6	0.38
Psychiatric medications ^	737	9.7	2,487	7.1	<.01
Antipsychotics	29	9.6	3,195	7.6	0.19
Benzodiazepine	348	10.9	2,876	7.3	<.01
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI)	246	8.9	2,978	7.5	<.01
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRI)	97	10.4	3,127	7.5	<.01
Other Antidepressants and Anti-anxiety agents	252	10.6	2,972	7.4	<.01
Stimulants and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder agents	19	5.9	3,205	7.6	0.23
Neurologic medications ^	655	8.7	2,569	7.4	<.01
Headache	46	7.0	3,178	7.6	0.58
Epilepsy	45	13.6	3,179	7.6	<.01
Opioid Analgesic	161	12.0	3,063	7.5	<.01
Muscle Relaxants	107	10.3	3,117	7.5	<.01
Adjunct Medications for Pain	174	9.7	3,050	7.5	<.01
Smoking Cessation	17	23.0	3,207	7.6	<.01
Alzheimer’s	14	4.8	3,210	7.6	0.08

^{^}Based on a current prescription for any of the medications listed below each class of drugs