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Table 6 Top 10 most common prescription medications by age group

From: Medical characteristics of the oldest old: retrospective chart review of patients aged 85+ in an academic primary care centre

 

85-89 yrs

90-94 yrs

95+ yrs

Rank

Medication

%

Medication

%

Medication

%

1

Atorvastatin

37.3

Amlodipine

31.2

Amlodipine

31.3

2

ASA (mini)

34.5

Hydrochlorothiazide

30.1

Acetaminophen

31.3

3

Hydrochlorothiazide

28.4

ASA (mini)

29.5

ASA (mini)

28.1

4

Ramipril

26.5

Levothyroxine

29.5

Docusate

28.1

5

Vitamin D

25.4

Ramipril

27.2

Atorvastatin

25.0

6

Warfarin

22.3

Atorvastatin

24.9

Vitamin D

25.0

7

Levothyroxine

20.9

Docusate

24.3

Warfarin

25.0

8

Amlodipine

19.5

Vitamin D

19.1

Metoprolol

25.0

9

Metoprolol

19.2

Alendronate

17.9

Alendronate

21.9

10

Calcium

18.9

Acetaminophen

17.3

Calcium

21.9