[Drug prescriptions for the elderly. Results of a survey on 8,809 prescriptions obtained by coding in the North-East area of France].

Objectives: To analyze the prescriptions in patients aged over 60 and more in the North-East area of France during a summer and a winter month, to analyze the impact of the seasonal factor and the number of prescriptions, and to classify in frequency the families and classes of medicinal products prescribed.

Methods: This study was conducted on two samples of prescriptions presented for reimbursement to the public health scheme of the Meurthe-et-Moselle, Vosges and Meuse areas, i.e.