Due to the internal environmental changes, the decline of liver and kidney functions, and the coexistence of multiple diseases and multiple medication use , the elderly usually have higher incidence of adverse drug reaction. This indicates that physicians cannot be too careful in prescribing medication for the elderly. At the same time, the elderly should strengthen health consciousness, improve their physical conditioning so as to prevent illness and stay healthy. In this paper, we reviewed the main points which should be noted in taking medicines for the elderly, as well as the suggestions on health care by traditional Chinese medicines, in order to improve their quality of life and to live longer and healthier.