Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the elderly population. Although the elderly (60 years of age and older) account for a low proportion of the population (around 12%), they use a large number of medications (about 50% of total medications consumed by all population) and a higher rate of adverse drug events than the other age groups. Objectives: 1. To explore the use of cardiovascular medications at home among the elderly in Thua Thien Hue Province, 2. To examine factors related to the use of cardiovascular medications at home among the elderly. Subjects and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 840 elderly. Data collected through interview using a prepared questionnaire and observations using a checklist for prescribed medicine and medicine storage. Results: The prevalence of cardiovascular disease in the sample was 36.9% (310/840). The proportion of elderly people using cardiovascular medicines was 90.2% with the majority being antihypertensive medicines. Among the elderly using cardiovascular medications, there was a high proportion using at the same time other classes of drugs such as musculoskeletal medicines (21.2%); vitamins and minerals (20.5%) and endocrinal medicines (17.4%). The proportion of persons using prescription medications at home was 70.5%, with 75.6% of those found to be taking the right dosage of medications, 100% using the correct route of administration and 74.6% taking their medications on time. There was a high proportion of elderly people who did not know the name of their medications (77.6%), the effects (66.7%), contraindications (96.5%) or side effects (93%). One quarter (25.9%) of elderly people did not complete a course of medications and 28.4% concurrently used other drugs besides prescription drugs. Proportion of inappropriate storage practice in the elderly was high (69.6%). There was an association between disease duration, doctor’s prescription, drug information and medication adherence.