4th March 2024

A 78-year-old lady is admitted to the ward with confusion.

A 78-year-old lady is admitted to the ward with confusion. She has a background of ischaemic heart disease, Alzheimer’s, insomnia and osteoarthritis of her hips. Her son mentions that she appears much more confused than her normal baseline. Her current medications are as follows:

DATE	DRUG NAME	DOSE	ROUTE	FREQUENCY	SIGNED
24/05/2023	MEMANTINE	20mg	ORAL	ONCE DAILY	DR
24/05/2023	MORPHINE SULPHATE	10mg	ORAL	PRN	DR
24/05/2023	ATORVASTATIN	80mg	ORAL	ONCE AT NIGHT	DR
24/05/2023	TRAZODONE	150mg	ORAL	TWICE DAILY	DR
24/05/2023	ATENOLOL	50mg	ORAL	ONCE DAILY	DR
24/05/2023	LISINOPRIL	40mg	ORAL	ONCE DAILY	DR
24/05/2023	ASPIRIN	75mg	ORAL	ONCE DAILY	DR

Select the 2 drugs that are likely to contribute to her worsening confusion.

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