Inappropriate Medication Use and Related Factors in the Elderly Living in Northern Iran

Objectives: Older people are more prone to chronic diseases and being treated than other age groups; as a result, they use drugs that may be inappropriate lead adverse drug reactions. This study aimed determine the rate of using Beers criterion among elderly in Amirkola City. Methods & Materials: The current descriptive-analytical is part comprehensive plan "Study health status City” AHAP" (No.: 892917) which has been conducted Cohort since 2011 on all aged 60 over City, north Iran. Necessary information was collected by trained person standard questionnaires included number, type duration use. data were analyzed after entering SPSS statistical software Chi-square, Fisher's Exact Test, Logistic Regression evaluate drug. P-value=0.05 considered significant level. Results: Mean±SD 69.71±7.47 years. Prevalence should caution 37.58% 29.85%, respectively. Glibenclamide (12.7%), Diclofenac (8.8%) Clidinium C (5.4%) most used this population. highest drug-drug interaction related simultaneous two anticholinergic drugs. There statistically relationship between with gender, age, education level, employment marriage (P<0.05). Conclusion: high compared many studies expose