title: [Pharmacotherapeutic profile and factors associated with polypharmacy among the elderly in Aiquara, Bahia, Brazil, 2014].
abstract: to describe the drugs used and analyze the factors associated with polypharmacy in the elderly, in Aiquara, Bahia, Brazil.
  
  
  
  this is a census cross-sectional study, conducted in February 2014, through an interview using standardized form.
  
  
  
  among the 272 elderly respondents, 53.3% used only prescribed medication and 31.6% used at least one medication not prescribed; the prevalence of polypharmacy was 29.0%; cardiovascular drugs were the most used in polypharmacy (n=390; 37.6%); after adjusted analysis, the factors that remained associated with polypharmacy were female sex (OR=2.20 - 95%CI 1.11;4.35), private health insurance (OR=2.18 - 95%CI 1.05;4.55), hospitalization in the previous year (OR=2.34 - 95%CI 1.18;4.65) and having four or more self-reported diseases (OR=3.18 - 95%CI 1.60;6.29).
  
  
  
  there was a high prevalence of polypharmacy, associated with sex, private health insurance, having four or more self-reported diseases and hospitalization in the previous year, with higher use of cardiovascular drugs.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Departamento de Saúde, Jequié-BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Alessandra Santos
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Sales
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Bahia, Departamento de Saúde, Salvador-BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marta Gabriele Santos
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Sales
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Departamento de Saúde, Jequié-BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Cezar Augusto
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Casotti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019338:Polypharmacy; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents