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Table 2 Most common AFHS-classified medications reported: detailed tier specificationa

From: Medication use and driving patterns in older drivers: preliminary findings from the LongROAD study

Frequency of medications used (N = 24,697 medications)

 

N

%

40:12 Electrolyte Replacement Preparations

1624

6.6

24:06.08 HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors

1384

5.6

88:16 Vitamin D

1377

5.6

88:28 Multivitamin Preparations

1298

5.3

28:08.04.24 Salicylates

1293

5.2

88:08 Vitamin B Complex

789

3.2

24:24 beta-Adrenergic Blocking Agents

733

3.0

68:04 Adrenals

670

2.7

56:28.36 Proton-pump Inhibitors

647

2.6

24:32.04 Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors

608

2.5

24:06.92 Antilipemic Agents, Miscellaneous

590

2.4

68:36.04 Thyroid Agents

519

2.1

40:28.20 Thiazide Diuretics

516

2.1

28:08.04.92 Other Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Agents

498

2.0

28:16.04.20 Selective Serotonin-reuptake Inhibitors

380

1.5

52:08 Anti-inflammatory Agents

354

1.4

28:08.92 Analgesics and Antipyretics, Miscellaneous

338

1.4

68:20.04 Biguanides

330

1.3

04:08 Second Generation Antihistamines

318

1.3

24:32.08 Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists

317

1.3

52:08.08 Corticosteroids

304

1.2

24:28.08 Dihydropyridines

299

1.2

88:12 Vitamin C

299

1.2

12:12.08.12 Selective beta-2-Adrenergic Agonists

291

1.2

28:12.92 Anticonvulsants, Miscellaneous

241

1.0

  1. aExcludes non-classified medications; the 25 most commonly reported medications are shown; denominator for percentages is total number of AHFS-classified medications (N = 22,863)