Research Article
Medication and Dietary Supplement Interactions among a Low-Income, Hospitalized Patient Population Who Take Cardiac Medications
Table 3
Behaviors surrounding DS use among participants with drug-specific interactions.
| | Type of cardiac medication | with DS interaction | Asked | Documented | Continue |
| | Any cardiac medication | 110 | 27 (25%) | 83 (75%) | 23 (21%) | | Hypertension medication | 89 | 8 (9%) | 69 (78%) | 24 (27%) | | Antiarrhythmic medication | 12 | 0 (0%) | 7 (58%) | 5 (42%) | | Anticoagulants (except Warfarin) | 56 | 5 (9%) | 39 (44%) | 16 (18%) | | Warfarin | 10 | 0 (0%) | 9 (90%) | 3 (30%) | | Cholesterol-lowering medication | 57 | 5 (9%) | 40 (70%) | 16 (28%) | | Diabetes medication | 46 | 3 (6%) | 34 (74%) | 12 (26%) |
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“Cardiac medications” is a compilation of all of the following (see Table 2 for individual medication frequencies).
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