Table 3.

Frequencies of prescription categories reported by older rural breast cancer Survivors (n = 331)

Medication category	n	%
Cancer (hormonal therapy)	219	66.2
High blood pressure	161	48.6
High cholesterol	128	38.7
Thyroid	66	20.0
Pain	66	19.9
Heartburn	56	16.9
Depression	49	14.8
Insomnia/sleep	47	14.2
Anxiety	46	13.9
Osteoporosis	43	12.9
Diabetes	40	12.1
Allergies	37	11.2
Edema/swelling	28	8.5
Asthma	21	6.3
Bladder spasms	18	5.4
Hot flashes	18	5.4
Infections	11	3.3
Angina	9	2.7
Ulcers	5	1.5
Congestive heart failure	4	1.2
Cough	3	0.9
Other 1	96	29
Other 2	35	10.6
Other 3	13	3.9
Prescription category counts per participant
Mean (SD)	3.68 (2.3)
Median	3
Range	0 -12