A 73-year-old woman with CFS takes Naproxen 500 mg BD (8 months), Citalopram 20 mg, Zopiclone 7.5 mg (14 months), and Paracetamol QDS. Which medicatio...

Question

A 73-year-old woman with CFS takes Naproxen 500 mg BD (8 months), Citalopram 20 mg, Zopiclone 7.5 mg (14 months), and Paracetamol QDS. Which medications does STOPP flag as potentially inappropriate?

Accepted Answer

Naproxen (long-term NSAID without gastroprotection), Zopiclone (Z-drug beyond 4 weeks), and NSAID-SSRI combination (increased GI bleeding risk)

Answer

None

Answer

Only Zopiclone

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Only Naproxen

Answer

Only Citalopram

uk-dgm MCQ (SBA): STOPP - Multiple Flags

A 73-year-old woman with CFS takes Naproxen 500 mg BD (8 months), Citalopram 20 mg, Zopiclone 7.5 mg (14 months), and Paracetamol QDS. Which medications does STOPP flag as potentially inappropriate?