Research Article
Coprescription of Chinese Herbal Medicine and Western Medications among Prostate Cancer Patients: A Population-Based Study in Taiwan
Table 3
Top ten most common CHMs and WMs used in coprescription among prostate cancer patients.
| | Rank | Western medications () | Chinese herbal medications () | | Products (compound) | | % | Products (Chinese name) | | % |
| | 1 | Magnesium oxide | 138 | 2.6 | Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang | 102 | 1.8 | | 2 | Amlodipine | 136 | 2.5 | Ma Zi Ren Wan | 97 | 1.7 | | 3 | Aspirin | 120 | 2.2 | Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang | 66 | 1.2 | | 4 | Acetaminophen | 111 | 2.1 | Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan | 63 | 1.1 | | 5 | Tamsulosin | 98 | 1.8 | Da Huang | 62 | 1.1 | | | | | Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang | 62 | 1.1 | | 6 | Metformin | 75 | 1.4 | Jie Geng | 59 | 1.1 | | 7 | Cyproterone acetate | 71 | 1.3 | Ping Wei Shen | 58 | 1.0 | | 8 | Ambroxol | 65 | 1.2 | Yan Hu Suo | 57 | 1.0 | | Terazosin | 65 | 1.2 | | | | | 9 | Sennoside | 61 | 1.1 | Wu Wei Zi | 53 | 0.9 | | | | | Ji Sheng Shen Qi Wan | 53 | 0.9 | | 10 | Dipyridamole | 59 | 1.1 | Niu Xi | 50 | 0.9 |
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