RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Survey of remedies held and dispensed in residential homes for the elderly JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO J R Coll Gen Pract FD British Journal of General Practice SP 412 OP 413 VO 37 IS 302 A1 Peter B. Weedle A1 Jeffrey W. Poston A1 Peter A. Parish YR 1987 UL http://bjgp.org/content/37/302/412.abstract AB 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.