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We assessed the medication prescriptions for all 996 unselected insured individuals aged \u2265\u200960 years who were insured throughout 1999 and lived in nursing homes. We analyzed selected patient characteristics and prescription data. Drugs were classified according to the WHO ATC code and were assigned a mean daily defined dose (DDD).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>816 individuals were women and 180 were men. A total of 78% of women and 43% of men were aged 80 years or older. Two hundred sixty three patients were seen by nursing home\u2010based physicians (A) and 733 by office\u2010based physicians (B). The median of prescriptions per patient and year was 31 (A) and 37 (B) (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> between groups &lt;\u20090.001). Patients in Group A also received a lower number of DDDs in comparison to Group B (1109 vs 1250; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.01). Costs were substantially higher in group B, and in both groups higher in the 60\u201369 years old in comparison to the more senior patients. The prescription pattern suggested a considerable frequency of inappropriate drug use in both groups in the following classes: psychopharmacological agents (neuroleptics, antidepressants, hypnotics), pain medication, digitalis glycosides, laxants and loop diuretics. On an average, office\u2010based physicians (B) prescribed relatively more medications in all major classes with the exception of non\u2010opiate analgesics, laxants and anxiolytics.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>These data are indicative of a considerable use of inappropriate medication for frail geriatric patients. Differences between the prescribing pattern among nursing home\u2010based and office\u2010based physicians were not substantial, however, the latter group prescribed relatively more drugs. 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