Beers Criteria: Independent of Diagnoses or Conditions 

Analgesics/anti-inflammatory agents

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• Etodolac (high severity rating [H])
• Indomethacin (H)
• Fenoprofen (H)
• Ibuprofen (H)
• Ketorolac (H)
• Meloxicam (H)
• Meperidine (H)
• Naproxen (H)
• Oxaprozin (H)
• Pentazocine (H)
• Piroxicam (H)
• Propoxyphene (low severity rating [L])
• Trimethobenzamide (H)

Antiarrhythmics

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• Amiodarone (H)
• Dofetilide (H)
• Dronedarone
• Procainamide (H)
• Digoxin (L)
• Quinidine (H)
• Disopyramide (H)

Anticholinergics/antihistamines

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• Brompheniramine (L)
• Chlorpheniramine (H)
• Cimetidine (L)
• Diphenhydramine (H)
• Hydroxyzine (H)
• Cyproheptadine (H)
• Clemastine (H)
• Promethazine (H)
• Tripelennamine (H)
• Dexchlorpheniramine (H)

Antidepressants

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• Amitriptyline (H)
• Imipramine (H)
• Chlordiazepoxide-amitriptyline (H)
• Doxepin >6 mg/day (H)
• Fluoxetine (H)
• Perphenazine-amitriptyline (H)

Antihypertensive

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• Clonidine (L)
• Guanfacine (L)
• Guanabenz (L)
• Cyclandelate (L)
• Dipyridamole (L)
• Doxazosin (L)
• Ethacrynic acid (L)
• Guanadrel (H)
• Guanethidine (H)
• Isoxsuprine (L)
• Methyldopa (H)
• Methyldopa-hydrochlorothiazide (H)
• Nifedipine (H)
• Nitrofurantoin (H)
• Reserpine (L)

Antiplatelet agents

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• Ticlopidine (H)

Antipsychotics

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• First-generation antipsychotics (H)
• Thioridazine (H)
• Mesoridazine (H)

Anxiolytics

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• Alprazolam (H)
• Chlordiazepoxide (H)
• Chlordiazepoxide-amitriptyline (H)
• Clorazepate (H)
• Clidinium-chlordiazepoxide (H)
• Diazepam (H)
• Halazepam (H)
• Lorazepam (H)
• Meprobamate (H)
• Oxazepam (H)
• Quazepam (H)
• Rurazepam (H)
• Temazepam (H)
• Triazolam (H)

Dementia agents

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• Anticholinergics (H)
• Benzodiazepines (H)
• Ergot mesyloids (L)
• Cyclandelate (L)

Gastrointestinal antispasmodics

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• Dicyclomine (H)
• Hyoscyamine (H)
• Propantheline (H)
• Belladonna alkaloids (H)
• Clidinium-chlordiazepoxide (H)

Hormone agents

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• Methyltestosterone (H)
• Estrogen (L)

Laxatives

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• Bisacodyl (H)
• Cascara sagrada (H)
• Mineral oil (H)
• Neoloid (H)

Muscle relaxants

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• Carisoprodol (H)
• Chlorzoxazone (H)
• Cyclobenzaprine (H)
• Metaxalone (H)
• Methocarbamol (H)
• Orphenadrine (H)
• Oxybutynin (H)

Nutritional supplements

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• Ferrous sulfate >325 mg/day (L)

Oral hypoglycemics

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• Chlorpropamide (H)

Sedatives

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• Barbiturates (except phenobarbital) (H)

Stimulants/anorexic agents

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• Amphetamines (H)
• Phenylephrine stimulants (H)
• Pseudoephedrine (H)
• Methylphenidate (H)