Phytopharmacovigilance in the Elderly: Highlights from the Brazilian Amazon

Table 6

Medications used in combination or not with herbal medicines by elderly participants as determined by pharmacotherapeutic follow-up (N=38), Macapá, Brazil, 2016-2017.

Medications	ATC	Pharmacotherapeutic follow-up
		Only medication use n ()	Herbal medicines and medication use n ()
Losartan	C09AA01	3 (11.5)	25 (12.3)
Omeprazole	A02BC01	4 (15.4)	24 (11.8)
Diclofenac	M01AB05	2 (7.7)	15 (7.3)
Glibenclamide	A10BB01	3 (11.5)	12 (5.9)
Hydrochlorothiazide	C03AA03	2 (7.7)	12 (5.9)
Insulin	A10AC01	1 (3.9)	9 (4.4)
Acetylsalicylic acid	N02BA01	3 (11.5)	9 (4.4)
Nimesulide	M01AX17	1 (3.9)	7 (3.4)
Others		7 (26.9)	91 (44.6)
Total		26 (100)	204 (100)

Classification according to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Code (ATC code) [24].
There was statistical meaningful difference between the amount of medications used in the groups (Student t; p = 0.0004).