Aim:

To know the most prescribed pharmacological groups, the main pharmaceutical forms used, and the percentage ofpolypharmacy presented by the prescriptions that are provided to patients in the municipality of Teotitlán de Flores Magón, Oaxaca, both in the health sector as private.

Methodology:

For which a quantitative observational study of descriptive cross-sectional type was conducted.

Results:

There is a correlation between age and the pharmaceutical form prescribed, it can be said that the pharmaceutical form most used in oral recipes, tablets being the most common. Likewise, it can be evidenced that the prescriptions they require received the patients presented more than one active ingredient, the most prescribed pharmacological groups being non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics, and vitamins.