Phytopharmacovigilance in the Elderly: Highlights from the Brazilian Amazon

Table 3

Medications reported by the elderly participants on the structured questionnaire (N=208), Macapá, Brazil, 2016-2017.

Medications	ATC	Only medication use; n ()	Herbal medicines and medication use n ()
Acetylsalicylic acid	N02BA01	15 (6.0)	10 (2.8)
Alprazolam	N05BA12	3 (1.2)	0 (0.0)
Amiodarone	C01B	1(0.4)	7 (2.0)
Amitriptyline	N06AA	1(0.4)	1 (0.3)
Amlodipine	C08CA01	2 (0.8)	6 (1.7)
Atenolol	C07A	2 (0.8)	4 (1.1)
Atenolol	C07AB03	5 (2.0)	4 (1.1)
Calcium	A12A	8 (3.2)	10 (2.8)
Captopril	C09AA01	6 (2.4)	7 (2.0)
Carisoprodol	M03	6 (2.4)	10 (2.8)
Carvedilol	C07A	2 (0.8)	4 (1.1)
Chlorpheniramine	R06AB02	2 (0.8)	3 (0.8)
Clopidogrel	B01A	2(0.8)	3 (0.8)
Compounded drugs		11 (4.3)	15 (4.2)
Diazepam	N05BA01	5 (2.0)	5 (1.4)
Diclofenac	M01AB05	8 (3.2)	12 (3.4)
Digoxin	C01A	1(0.4)	3 (0.8)
Dimenhydrinate	A04AD	3 (1.2)	4 (1.1)
Esomeprazole	A02B	1(0.4)	1 (0.3)
Ferrous Sulphate	B03A	2 (0.8)	1 (0.3)
Glibenclamide	A10BB01	10 (4.0)	19 (5.3)
Haloperidol	N05B	1(0.4)	1 (0.3)
Hydrochlorothiazide	C03AA03	9 (3.6)	7 (2.0)
Ibuprofen	M01A	5 (2.0)	12 (3.4)
Insulin	A10AC01	3 (1.2)	8 (2.2)
Losartan	C09AA01	26 (10.3)	33 (9.2)
Meloxicam	M01AC06	6 (2.4)	1 (0.3)
Metformin	A10BA02	6 (2.4)	13 (3.6)
Naproxen	M01A	3 (1.2)	4 (1.1)
Nifedipine	C08CA05	5 (2.0)	6 (1.7)
Nimesulide	M01AX17	1 (0.4)	9 (2.5)
Omeprazole	A02BC01	9 (3.6)	15 (4.2)
Pantoprazole	A02B	1(0.4)	1 (0.3)
Paracetamol	N02BE01	1 (0.4)	12 (3.4)
Propranolol	C07A	3 (1.2)	3 (0.8)
Ranitidine	A02BA02	3 (1.2)	3 (0.8)
Salbutamol	R03	1(0.4)	3 (0.8)
Scopolamine	A03BB01	3 (1.2)	6 (1.7)
Sertraline	N06A	2 (0.8)	1 (0.3)
Simvastatin	C10AA01	9 (3.6)	4 (1.1)
Zolpidem	N05	5 (2.0)	7 (2.0)
Others		53 (21.0)	78 (21.8)
Total		251 (100)	358 (100)

according to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Code (ATC code) [24].
statistical meaningful difference between the amount of medications used in the groups (student t; p = 0.4470).