85.1% of the elderly are taking medications for more than 3 months

85% of the elderly are reportedly taking medications including both prescription and common ones for more than 2 months.

Also, the most 38.9% of the elderly were taking more than 5 medications.

According to the ‘2017 Elderly Statistics’ published recently by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs(HIHASA), the statistical data above were introduced.

In the publication, 89.5% of the...