title: [Beer-Fick criteria and generic drugs in Brazil].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Determine, according to the Beer-Fick criteria, the prevalence of drugs potentially inappropriate for the elderly available as generic medication in Brazil.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analysis of the list of generic medications issued by " Diário Oficial da União" on July/12/2004 and of the page of the National Agency for Sanitary Surveillance (ANVISA) - www.anvisa.gov.br, using the Beers-Fick criteria.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From the list of 299 products 20 (6.7% of the total) included in the Beers-Fick criteria were analyzed, mainly in the categories of anxiolytics, platelet antiaggregants, antiallergics, anti-angina and vasodilators, antiarrythmics, antidepressants, antispasmodics, anti-hypertensive's, non steroid antinflammatories, antiulceratives and cardiac glycosides. These criteria do not include drugs such as cough suppressants, cinnarizine, diltiazem, piracetam, quinolones, xanthines, creams, ointments and ophthalmic solutions which are also present in the list of generic medication.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Beers-Fick criteria may prevent use of drugs potentially inappropriate for the elderly, however, it should be stressed that these criteria are not complete for Brazilian generic medications.
authors: departamento de Clínica Médica, disciplina de Gerontologia, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Santa Casa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP. gorzoni@uol.com.br
authors: Milton Luiz
authors: ML
authors: Gorzoni
authors: Renato Moraes Alves
authors: RM
authors: Fabbri
authors: Sueli Luciano
authors: SL
authors: Pires
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D004347:Drug Interactions; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016568:Drugs, Generic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005853:Geriatrics; D006077:Government Agencies; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055553:Prescription Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011358:Product Surveillance, Postmarketing
chemical_list: D016568:Drugs, Generic; D055553:Prescription Drugs