20th February 2024

A 70-year-old female presents to her local emergency department after experiencing haematemesis and central abdominal pain

A 70-year-old female presents to her local emergency department after experiencing haematemesis and central abdominal pain. On examination she appears fatigued and pale however has no signs of peritonism. She has COPD which is well controlled, severe osteoarthritis of her right hip and hypertension.

Select one drug from this patient’s list of medications that is most likely to have caused her symptoms:

DATE	DRUG NAME	DOSE	ROUTE	FREQUENCY	Prescriber’s Signature
10/1/21	SALBUTAMOL	200 MICROGRAMS	INHALED	TWICE DAILY	DR
10/1/21	CO-CODAMOL 30/500	2 TABLETS	ORAL	6 HOURLY	DR
10/1/21	RAMIPRIL	10 MG	ORAL	ONCE DAILY	DR
10/1/21	NAPROXEN	500 MG	ORAL	TWICE DAILY	DR
10/1/21	AMLODIPINE	5 MG	ORAL	ONCE DAILY	DR

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