Medication Use Among Seniors In Canada

MEDICATION USE атеng CANADIAN SENIORS CANADIAN SENIOR will grow to of the total 25% population POPULATION in 25 years TOOK MEDICATION Those who take several IN THE PAST 2 DAYS medications at once 97% of seniors in institutions are more likely to have ANEGATIVE DRUG REACTION and 75% 75% of seniors in households IN 2005, SENIORS 65+ USING MEDICATION Household Institution 20 15 10 pharmacists dispensed an average of 5% 35 prescriptions per person aged 60 to 79, &74 prescriptions per person aged 80+. 2 3 4 #of medications 1 10 11+ TYPES OF MEDICATION USE households vs. institutions 37% 78% nervous system 44% 55% cardiovascular system 23% 71% alimentary system MEDICATION INTAKE # OF SENIORS less than 5 meds 38.0% living with HEALTH PLANS 15+ meds 5.5% 15.9% 40.6% 5-9 meds 10-14 meds Alta. Sask. Man. N.B N.S P.E.I 374,248 151,566 166,455 113,599 114,446 21,130 IN 2008, PUBLICDRUG PROGRAMS IN THESE 6 PROVINCES SPENT $1 BILLION ON CLAIMS FOR SENIORS increasing at an average annual rate of 8.6% Sources: Vadication Use Among Senior Canadans Statistics Canada, 2008 Canadan Institute of Health Information 2009 "Drug Use Among Seniors on Public Drug Programs in Canada,