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Table 6 Top 10 alerts for drugs advised against for use in geriatrics between January 2016 and December 2018

From: Safer prescription of drugs: impact of the PREFASEG system to aid clinical decision-making in primary care in Catalonia

Active ingredient responsible for the alert

Alerts generated

Acceptance (%)

Alprazolam

65,910

24

Dexketoprofen

45,293

24

Doxazosin

33,867

30

Clonazepam

23,887

35

Zolpidem

23,314

25

Pentoxifylline

20,395

31

Metoclopramide

19,098

28

Hydroxyzine

18,328

29

Etoricoxib

15,729

18

Potassium clorazepate

15,468

29