Analysis of the quality of the prescriptions showed that 15.0 % of the drugs were either over-or under-dosed. A total of 320 drugs were prescribed (3.7 drugs/elderly), of which 92.8 % were for chronic use and 32.2 % were a part of polypharmacy. There were approximately 2.1 diseases/patient, with the most common illnesses being related to the circulatory system (83.9 %) and endocrine/nutritional/metabolic systems (25.3 %). A total of 87 elderly individuals were interviewed, mean age was 67.0 years, 54.0 % received 1-4 years of schooling and 70.1 % were users of the public health service. Information regarding participants' socio-demographic characteristics, nosolo-gy, access/utilization of health services was obtained. Socio-demographic profile of elderly and their drug profile utilization help in the reorientation of the health system.
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