Table 5 The most common prescription patterns for the triple drug combination of Chinese herbs for subjects with osteoarthritis in Taiwan during 2002 (total prescription numbers = 32,050)
Chinese herbal formulae or single herbs | Support (%) | Number of prescriptions |
|---|---|---|
Du-huo-ji-sheng-tang, Gu-sui-pu, Xu-duan | 0.5% | 154 |
Du-huo-ji-sheng-tang, Yan-hu-suo, Niu-xi | 0.4% | 133 |
Du-huo-ji-sheng-tang, Shu-jing-huo-xue-tang, Yan-hu-suo | 0.4% | 132 |
Du-zhong, Xu-duan, Gu-sui-pu. | 0.4% | 130 |
Du-zhong, Wei-ling-xian, Xu-duan | 0.4% | 124 |
Du-huo-ji-sheng-tang, Shu-jing-huo-xue-tang, Wei-ling-xian | 0.4% | 123 |
Du-huo-ji-sheng-tang, Wei-ling-xian, Xu-duan | 0.4% | 118 |
Du-huo-ji-sheng-tang, Wei-ling-xian, Niu-xi | 0.4% | 113 |
Du-zhong, Xu-duan, Ji-xue-teng | 0.3% | 107 |
Ji-sheng-shen-qi-wan, Du-zhong, Mu-gua | 0.3% | 106 |