title: Survey of remedies held and dispensed in residential homes for the elderly.
abstract: From a survey of drug use in 55 residential homes for the elderly it was found that a total of 365 medicines comprising 114 different products were held and dispensed by the homes. Of these 43 (12%) were prescription-only medicines. The most frequently held therapeutic groups were analgesics (23% of all remedies held), laxatives (22%) and antacids (14%). It is recommended that a formulary of remedies held and dispensed in residential homes should be introduced in order to rationalize their use.
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Weedle
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Poston
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Parish
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004358:Drug Therapy; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006113:United Kingdom