On Tuesday 26 June 2007 9:20 am, Ken Harvey wrote:
> Long-acting benzodiazepines, amitriptyline, amiodarone, oxybutynin and
> doxepin were the medicines most commonly implicated. Strategies to
> support quality prescribing of medicines to the elderly must include a
> focus on these medicines.


There always remains a possibility that some of these have been prescribed 
appropriately, in particular circumstances.

As far as computer generated warnings are concerned, two keystrokes with one 
hand skips all the interaction warnings when I prescribe a new medication to 
someone who already takes >1 other medication. It takes a mere moment.
jh
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