Meds75+ – information regarding the use for persons aged 75+

• Ac

• Aciclovirum
  Used as "ANTIVIRALS FOR SYSTEMIC USE"

  Class C

  Suitable for older persons, with specific cautions. Applies to orally administered preparations. Reduce the dose and/or increase the dosing interval in severe renal insufficiency. May decrease renal function.
  Used as "ANTIBIOTICS AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTICS FOR DERMATOLOGICAL USE"

  Class A

  Topical treatment: Suitable for older persons.
  Used as "OPHTHALMOLOGICALS"

  Class A

  Suitable for older persons. For temporary use in keratitis induced by herpes simplex.
• Acidum acetylsalicylicum
  Used as "ANALGESICS"

  Class D

  Avoid use in older persons. Not suitable for pain treatment. Reduce the dose in moderate renal insufficiency. Do not use in severe renal insufficiency. Significant adverse effects include bleeding and damage of gastric mucosa. May reduce the effect of antihypertensives and drugs used for cardiac insufficiency. Increases the toxicity of methotrexate. Note acetylsalicylic acid in OTC drugs and combination products.
  Used as "ANTITHROMBOTIC AGENTS"

  Class C

  Suitable for older persons, with specific cautions. A significant adverse effect is increased risk of bleeding.
• Acidum ascorbicum
  Used as "DRUGS FOR CONSTIPATION"

  Class A

  Suitable for older persons.
  Used as "ANTIBACTERIALS FOR SYSTEMIC USE"

  Class A

  Suitable for older persons.
  Used as "ANTIINFLAMMATORY AND ANTIRHEUMATIC PRODUCTS"

  Class A

  Suitable for older persons.
  Used as "ANALGESICS"

  Class A

  Suitable for older persons.
• Acidum boricum
• Acidum citricum anhydricum
  Used as "DRUGS FOR CONSTIPATION"

  Class A

  Suitable for older persons.
• Acidum folicum
  Used as "ANTIANEMIC PREPARATIONS"

  Class A

  Suitable for older persons. May reduce the concentration of phenytoin.
• Acidum fusidicum
  Used as "ANTIBIOTICS AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTICS FOR DERMATOLOGICAL USE"

  Class A

  Topical treatment: Suitable for older persons.
  Used as "CORTICOSTEROIDS, DERMATOLOGICAL PREPARATIONS"

  Class A

  Topical treatment: Suitable for older persons.
• Acidum salicylicum
  Used as "TOPICAL PRODUCTS FOR JOINT AND MUSCULAR PAIN"

  Class A

  Suitable for older persons. Systemic absorption is low when applied on to the skin as specified in the instructions for use.
• Acidum tranexamicum
  Used as "ANTIHEMORRHAGICS"

  Class C

  Suitable for older persons, with specific cautions. Elimination is reduced in even mild renal insufficiency.
• Acidum ursodeoxycholicum
  Used as "BILE AND LIVER THERAPY"

  Class A

  Suitable for older persons. Take interactions in the absorption phase into account. Monitor liver test values.
• Acidum valproicum
  Used as "ANTIEPILEPTICS"

  Class C

  Suitable for older persons, with specific cautions. Low albumin level in serum increases the response. Take into account adverse effects, such as hyponatraemia och changes in blood count. Monitor liver function.

• Ae

• Aesculinum

• Al

• Alfacalcidolum
  Used as "VITAMINS"

  Class A

  Suitable for older persons. Start therapy under supervision by a specialist.
• Alfuzosini hydrochloridum
  Used as "UROLOGICALS"

  Class C

  Suitable for older persons, with specific cautions. Significant adverse effects include orthostatic hypotension, dizziness and risk for falls. Avoid consuming grapefruit during treatment.
• Allopurinolum
  Used as "ANTIGOUT PREPARATIONS"

  Class C

  Suitable for older persons, with specific cautions. Reduce the dose in even mild renal insufficiency. Take interactions into account.
• Alprazolamum
  Used as "PSYCHOLEPTICS"

  Class D

  Avoid use in older persons. Sedative. A long-acting. Significant adverse effects include drug addiction, cognitive disorder and risk for traffic accidents. Increases risk for falls. Paradoxically, may increase anxiety, restlessness and aggression.
• Alprostadilum
  Used as "UROLOGICALS"

  Class A

  Suitable for older persons. Take into account possibility of reduced blood pressure.

• Am

• Amiodaroni hydrochloridum
  Used as "CARDIAC THERAPY"

  Class D

  Avoid use in older persons. Only a physician experienced in the treatment of severe arrhythmias may start the treatment. Risk of QT prolongation. Elimination is very slow. Significant adverse effects include hypo- or hyperthyroidism, alterations in the lungs, hepatic insufficiency and torsades de pointes ventricular tachycardia. Take several interactions into account.
• Amitriptylini hydrochloridum
  Used as "PSYCHOANALEPTICS"

  Class D

  Avoid use in older persons. Anticholinergic. Sedative. Serotonergic. Risk of QT prolongation. Low doses (10-20mg) can be used for treating neuropathic pain. Significant adverse effects include confusion, cognitive disorder, tremor, arrhytmia, tachycardia, orthostatic hypotension and serotonin syndrome. Increases risk for falls. Take several interactions into account. Weakens the efficacy of anti-Alzheimer´s drugs.
• Amlodipini besilas
  Used as "CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS"

  Class A

  Suitable for older persons. Significant adverse effects include constipation, ankle oedema and orthostatic hypotension. Take interactions into account. Avoid consuming grapefruit during treatment.
  Used as "AGENTS ACTING ON THE RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM"

  Class A

  Suitable for older persons. Significant adverse effects include constipation, ankle oedema and orthostatic hypotension. Take interactions into account. Avoid consuming grapefruit during treatment.

• Ap

• Apixabanum
  Used as "ANTITHROMBOTIC AGENTS"

  Class C

  Suitable for older persons, with specific cautions. Reduce the dose in severe renal insufficiency. A significant adverse effect is increased risk of bleeding. Take interactions into account. Andexanet alfa can be used as an antidote.

• Ar

• Aripiprazolum
  Used as "PSYCHOLEPTICS"

  Class C

  Suitable for older perseons, with specific cautions. Significant adverse effects include cognitive disorder, confusion, extrapyramidal symptoms, orthostatic hypotension and risk of cardiovascular events. Increases risk for falls. Take several interactions into account. Non-pharmacological treatments are the first line approach in the management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. Weakens the efficacy of anti-Alzheimer´s drugs. Avoid consuming grapefruit during treatment.

• At

• Atenololum
  Used as "BETA BLOCKING AGENTS"

  Class C

  Suitable for older persons, with specific cautions. Reduce the dose in even moderate renal insufficiency. Significant adverse effects include bradycardia and orthostatic hypotension. Take interactions into account, especially with drugs affecting the conduction pathways of the heart.

• Az

• Azelastini hydrochloridum
  Used as "NASAL PREPARATIONS"

  Class A

  Suitable for older persons.