In Norway the NORGEP criteria are used to identify potentially inappropriate prescriptions for an elderly adult.
Patient selection: >= 70 years of age
Single drugs considered potentially inappropriate:
(1) Diazepam
(2) Nitrazepam
(3) Alimemazine/Trimeprazine
(4) Amitriptyline
(5) Prochlorperazine
(6) Hydroxyzine
(7) Sotalol
(8) Levomepromazine
(9) Flunitrazepam
(10) Trimipramine
(11) Dexchlorpheniramine
(12) Dextropropoxyphene
(13) Theophylline
(14) Chlorprothixene
(15) Doxepin
(16) Promethazine
(17) Clomipramine
(18) Carisoprodol
(19) Chlorpromazine
Single drugs considered inappropriate above a certain dose:
(1) Zopiclone > 7.5 mg per day
(2) Oxazepam > 30 mg per day
Combinations involving NSAIDS:
(1) NSAID and (ACE or ARB)
(2) NSAID and diuretics
(3) NSAID and glucocorticoids
(4) NSAID and SSRI
(5) NSIAD and warfarin
Other combinations:
(1) ACE inhibitor and potassium-sparing diuretic
(2) >= 3 concomitant prescriptions for centrally-acting drugs: analgesics, antipsychotics, antidepressants, benzodiazepines
