Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine / 2019 / Article / Tab 3 / Research Article
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).