Research Article
Phytopharmacovigilance in the Elderly: Highlights from the Brazilian Amazon
Table 8
Frequency of ADRs in elderly participants based on the ADR causality assessment methods WHO [
19,
20], Macapá, Brazil, 2016-2017.
| | ADR causality assessment | Structured questionnaire | Pharmacotherapeutic follow-up | | Only medication use n () | Herbal medicines and medication
use n () | Only medication use n () | Herbal medicines and medication
use n() |
| | Defined | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (50.0) | 9 (39.1) | | Probable | 4 (13.8) | 2 (3.5) | 1 (25.0) | 8 (34.8) | | Possible | 21 (72.4) | 46 (80.7) | 1 (25.0) | 5 (21.3) | | Unlikely | 4 (13.8) | 9 (15.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.3) | | Total | 29 (100) | 57 (100) | 4 (100) | 23 (100) |
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