Table 1 Ten more frequent recommendation to add/increase dose of drug or stope/decrease dose of drug, and rates of implementations
From: Which factors affect the implementation of geriatric recommendations by primary care physicians?
Type of recommendations | N recommendations | N of implemented recommendations | Implementation rate |
|---|---|---|---|
Add/increase dose of drug | |||
 Calcium and vitamin D supplementation | 174 | 100 | 57.5 |
 Antidepressants | 169 | 97 | 57.4 |
 Cholinesterase inhibitors/ Memantine | 72 | 54 | 75.0 |
 Non-opioid analgetics | 56 | 30 | 53.6 |
 Antiresorptive drugs | 33 | 17 | 51.5 |
 ACE- inhibitors | 23 | 10 | 43.5 |
 Statins | 22 | 12 | 54.5 |
 Beta- blockers | 18 | 6 | 33.3 |
 Neuroleptics | 15 | 9 | 60.0 |
 Diuretics | 14 | 2 | 14.3 |
Stop/decrease dose of drug | |||
 Benzodiazepines/ Z-drugs | 91 | 39 | 42.9 |
 Multivitamins | 58 | 25 | 43.1 |
 Diuretics | 53 | 30 | 56.6 |
 Calcium channel blockers | 44 | 15 | 34.1 |
 Statins | 33 | 19 | 57.6 |
 Sulfonylurea | 27 | 12 | 44.4 |
 Anticholinergic agents | 26 | 12 | 46.2 |
 Nitrates | 23 | 8 | 34.8 |
 ACE-inhibitors | 23 | 10 | 43.5 |
 Propoxyphene | 23 | 18 | 78.3 |