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atropine, hyoscyamine, methenamine, methylene blue, phenyl salicylate and benzoic acid (URISED)


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Salicylates and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
The salicylates are used to relieve pain and to reduce fever and inflammation. Aspirin, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), is the most well-known and frequently used salicylate. Other salicylates discussed on this web site are salsalate and choline and magnesium salicylates.

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atropine, hyoscyamine, methenamine, methylene blue, phenyl salicylate and benzoic acid (URISED)
  • We list this drug as a Do Not Use drug because it is an irrational combination of six ingredients.

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Quality of Drug Prescribing
March 2011
The article reviews a study on the potentially dangerous, inappropriate prescribing of 77 drugs that pose a high risk to older adults. Of the 67 of these drugs that we had previously reviewed in Worst, Pills, Best Pills News, we had classified 60 (90 percent) of them as “Do Not Use,” and the other seven as "Limited Use."