An 88-year-old gentleman presents to his GP for his annual medication review. | Medibuddy
4th March 2024

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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