Research Article
Based on the Beers Criteria 2019 Edition Over-the-Counter Drugs Risk Confirmation of Elderly Chinese
Table 2
OTC pharmaceutical preparations and proportion.
| Drugs | Preparation classes | Total | Proportion (%) | Simple | Compound |
| Anticholinergic drug | 60 | 84.5 | The first-generation antihistamines | | | Chlorpheniramine | 1 | 34 | | | Dimenhydrinate | 1 | 2 | | | Diphenhydramine | 2 | 1 | | | Promethazine | 1 | | | | Clemastine | | 1 | | | Cyproheptadine | 1 | | | | Triprolidine | 1 | 1 | | | Antispasmodic | | | | | A. belladonna | | 12 | | | Hyoscyamine | 1 | 1 | | | Digestive system drugs | | | 2 | 2.8 | Omeprazole | 2 | | | | Analgesic | | | 9 | 12.7 | Oral nonselective COX inhibitors | Ibuprofen | 2 | 3 | | | Diclofenac | 1 | | | | Ketoprofen | 1 | | | | Naproxen | 1 | | | | Skeletal muscle relaxants | | | | | Chlorzoxazone | | 1 | | | Total | 15 | 56 | 71 | 100 |
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OTC: over-the-counter; COX: cyclooxygenase.
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