Table 2

Number and percentage of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) identified with the methods used at hospital admission and at discharge.

DrugPIM, n (%)
STOPPSTARTUsual careTotal
AdmissionDischargeAdmissionDischargeAdmission
Acenocoumarol2 (4.4 %)04 (4.2%)2 (2.3%)08 (2.7%)
Acetylsalicylic3 (6.5%)021 (21.9%)20(23.3%)044 (15.1%)
Amlodipine4 (8.7%)3 (10.3%)0007 (2.4%)
Calcium+vitamin D0014 (14.6%)9 (10.5%)023 (7.9%)
Enalapril0018 (18.8%)15 (17.4%)033 (11.3%)
Ipratropium4 (8.7%)1 (3.5%)0005 (1.7%)
Levofloxacin00005 (14.7%)5 (1.7%)
Lorazepam1 (2.2%)5 (17.2%)0006 (2.1%)
Metformin0011 (11.5%)11 (12.8%)022 (7.6%)
Omeprazole00007 (20.6%)7 (2.4%)
Quetiapine2 (4.4%)5 (17.2%)0007 (2.4%)
Simvastatin0027 (28.1%)26 (30.2%)1 (2.9%)54 (18.6%)
Tamsulosin9 (19.6%)8 (27.6%)00017 (5.8%)
Others21 (45.5%)7 (24.2%)1 (0.9%)3 (3.5%)21 (61.8%)53 (18.2%)