Table 3.
Top ten most common CHMs and WMs used in coprescription among prostate cancer patients.
| Rank | Western medications (n = 5369) | Chinese herbal medications (n = 5617) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Products (compound) | n | % | Products (Chinese name) | n | % | |
| 1 | Magnesium oxide | 138 | 2.6 | Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang | 102 | 1.8 |
| 2 | Amlodipine | 136 | 2.5 | Ma Zi Ren Wan | 97 | 1.7 |
| 3 | Aspirin | 120 | 2.2 | Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang | 66 | 1.2 |
| 4 | Acetaminophen | 111 | 2.1 | Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan | 63 | 1.1 |
| 5 | Tamsulosin | 98 | 1.8 | Da Huang | 62 | 1.1 |
| Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang | 62 | 1.1 | ||||
| 6 | Metformin | 75 | 1.4 | Jie Geng | 59 | 1.1 |
| 7 | Cyproterone acetate | 71 | 1.3 | Ping Wei Shen | 58 | 1.0 |
| 8 | Ambroxol | 65 | 1.2 | Yan Hu Suo | 57 | 1.0 |
| Terazosin | 65 | 1.2 | ||||
| 9 | Sennoside | 61 | 1.1 | Wu Wei Zi | 53 | 0.9 |
| Ji Sheng Shen Qi Wan | 53 | 0.9 | ||||
| 10 | Dipyridamole | 59 | 1.1 | Niu Xi | 50 | 0.9 |