Appendix Table C.

Top 10 Potentially Inappropriate Medications by Primary Care Specialty in 2015^*

	All Primary Care Specialties		Family Medicine		Internal Medicine		General Practice		Geriatric Medicine
	Generic Name	No. of Claims	Generic Name	No. of Claims	Generic Name	No. of Claims	Generic Name	No. of Claims	Generic Name	No. of Claims
1	Alprazolam	9,307,093	Alprazolam	4,533,793	Alprazolam	4,326,749	Alprazolam	376,966	Lorazepam	98,998
2	Lorazepam	6,242,998	Lorazepam	3,040,468	Lorazepam	2,888,434	Clonazepam	245,675	Alprazolam	69,585
3	Zolpidem Tartrate	5,297,412	Zolpidem Tartrate	2,497,908	Zolpidem Tartrate	2,606,452	Lorazepam	215,098	Clonazepam	45,441
4	Clonazepam	4,327,491	Clonazepam	2,163,092	Clonazepam	1,873,283	Temazepam	163,465	Zolpidem Tartrate	36,628
5	Temazepam	2,190,692	Amitriptyline HCl	1,100,381	Temazepam	1,095,965	Zolpidem Tartrate	156,424	Temazepam	16,109
6	Diazepam	2,007,972	Cyclobenzaprine HCl	1,055,371	Diazepam	876,957	Diazepam	68,466	Diazepam	10,637
7	Amitriptyline HCl	1,990,803	Diazepam	1,051,912	Amitriptyline HCl	825,497	Cyclobenzaprine HCl	63,564	Cyclobenzaprine HCl	9,304
8	Cyclobenzaprine HCl	1,865,347	Temazepam	915,153	Cyclobenzaprine HCl	737,108	Amitriptyline HCl	56,322	Amitriptyline HCl	8,603
9	Dicyclomine HCl	741,928	Promethazine HCl	384,740	Dicyclomine HCl	341,136	Dicyclomine HCl	51,918	Promethazine HCl	6,468
10	Promethazine HCl	682,210	Dicyclomine HCl	343,910	Promethazine HCl	267,129	Promethazine HCl	23,873	Hydroxyzine HCl	6,330
Number of Top 10 PIM Claims 308,103
Number of Total PIM Claims 343,571

PIM, potentially inappropriate medication.
↵* Data obtained from 2013 to 2015 Medicare Part D Public Use File and 2015 American Medical Association Masterfile.