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OBJECTIVE:To provide reference for rational drug use in elderly patients. METHODS:Retrieved from“Chinese Patent Medicine Prescription”of our hospital,the information of elderly drug use in 298 Chinese patent medicine package inserts were analyzed statistically. RESULTS:The item of“elderly drug use”had not been listed as a title and described in 298 package in-serts. Among 292 package inserts of non-special Chinese patent medicine for child and woman,there were 5 package inserts with“attention”and“contraindication”which described elderly drug use (1.71%),in which 2 package inserts pointed out the elderly should use Chinese patent medicine cautiously and 3 package inserts prompted the elderly should use Chinese patent medicine guid-ed by physicians. 287 package inserts of Chinese patent medicine didn’t stated any information of elderly drug use(98.29%). CON-CLUSIONS:The information of elderly drug use is defective seriously in package inserts of Chinese patent medicine. It can’t be used as guide for eldely drag se.