Table 3 Distribution of drugs regularly taken by the patients
From: Polypharmacy in the oldest old (≥80 years of age) patients in China: a cross-sectional study
Rank | Drug | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gastrointestinal drugs | 199 | 77.1 |
2 | Vitamins and minerals | 185 | 71.7 |
3 | Traditional Chinese medicine | 156 | 60.5 |
4 | Osteoporosis preventing drugs | 143 | 55.4 |
5 | Antithrombotic drugs | 142 | 55.0 |
6 | β-blockers | 120 | 46.5 |
8 | Anti-constipation drugs | 102 | 39.5 |
9 | Prostate treatment drugs | 98 | 38.0 |
10 | Statins | 69 | 26.7 |