It was looked for to investigate the use of medicines among senior belonging to a group of a Basic Unit of Health of the Family in Fortaleza-Ce. The descriptive study had intentional sample, with inclusion criterion in the information of the use daily and continuous of the medication for 52 of 125 senior. The data revealed that 63,4% use medicines for arterial hypertension, 23% for diabetes mellitus and 13,6% for both diseases. It was detected that 28,8% use less dose, 76,9% take of 1-4 tablets/day, although 23% ignore the reason for such and 44,2% refer collateral effects. Of the total, 84,6% don't have family help to take the medication, 11,5% live alone, 63,4% are not alphabetized, but 100% describe the format and color of your tablets, using easy places for guard of the medication. Therefore, they are made necessary researches that seek to facilitate the understanding and use continuous of medication for senior.
Aged; Drug utilization; Nursing
