An 88-year-old gentleman presents to his GP for his annual medication review.
An 88-year-old gentleman presents to his GP for his annual medication review. He went into hospital a month ago and was started on various new tablets without any follow-up or advice. He has a past medical history of duodenal ulcer, hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, depression and GORD. His medications are as follows:
| DATE | DRUG NAME | DOSE | ROUTE | FREQUENCY | SIGNED |
| 15/05/2023 | SERTRALINE | 50mg | ORAL | ONCE DAILY | DR |
| 15/05/2023 | RAMIPRIL | 5mg | ORAL | ONCE DAILY | DR |
| 15/05/2023 | LANSOPRAZOLE | 30mg | ORAL | ONCE DAILY | DR |
| 15/05/2023 | NAPROXEN | 1g | ORAL | TWICE DAILY | DR |
| 15/05/2023 | PARACETAMOL | 1g | ORAL | PRN | DR |
| 15/05/2023 | ASPIRIN | 75mg | ORAL | ONCE DAILY | DR |
| 15/05/2023 | SIMVASTATIN | 10mg | ORAL | ONCE DAILY | DR |
Select the 3 drugs that increase this man’s risk of an upper GI bleed.
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