Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications for elder people in gerontological nursing.

Objective: To identify polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) for elder people with chronic health situations and its implications for gerontological nursing.

Method: Descriptive and transversal study, conducted from March to September 2016 by pharmaceutical residents in the clinic of Endocrinology of a hospital in Mid-West region of Brazil.

Results: 44 elder people with an average age of 69.