Table 3.

The nature of adverse drug reactions.

Study	Combined medicine	Western Medicine
Shuzhen et al. 2009	Side effect: alopecia Secondary response: concurrent infection	Side effect: alopecia Secondary response: concurrent infection
Wei et al. 2012	Side effect: fatigue, edema, nausea, poor appetite Secondary response: pulmonary infection, peptic ulcer Allergic reaction: increased AST and ALT	Side effect: fatigue, edema, nausea, poor appetite Secondary response: pulmonary infection, peptic ulcer Allergic reaction: increased AST and ALT
Xingrui et al. 2011	Side effect: subxiphoid discomfort Secondary response: moon-face, excessive hair growth, infection Allergic reaction: neurological symptoms, abnormal hemogram	Side effect: subxiphoid discomfort Secondary response: moon-face, excessive hair growth, infection, abnormal blood glucose Allergic reaction: neurological symptoms, abnormal hemogram
Wenhan and Xiangfu 2013	No detailed information	No detailed information
Xiao et al. 2012	Side effect: nausea, anorexia Allergic reaction: leucopenia	Side effect: anorexia, nausea, diarrhea Allergic reaction: pruritus, increased ALT, leucopenia