Table 4: Concurrent use of conventional prescription drugs and complementary and alternative medicine by patients seen in pediatric cardiology clinics at Stollery Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.

Conventional drug	No. of users (%) n = 32		CAM products used concurrently	No. CAM users
Anticoagulants	3	(9.4)	Vitamins and minerals	3
Anticoagulants			Miscellaneous	1
Antihypertensive agents*	10	(31.3)	Vitamins and minerals	8
			Herbals	1
			Miscellaneous	4
			Homeopathy	2
Beta-blockers	3	(9.4)	Vitamins and minerals	2
Beta-blockers			Homeopathy	1
Diuretic agents	9	(28.1)	Vitamins and minerals	7
			Herbals	1
			Miscellaneous	2
Cardiac glycosides	3	(9.4)	Vitamins and minerals	1
			Herbals	1
			Homeopathy	1
Antithrombotic agents	2	(6.3)	Vitamins and minerals	2
Antithrombotic agents			Miscellaneous	1
Hypothyroid agents	3	(9.4)	Vitamins and minerals	1
Hypothyroid agents			Homeopathy	1
Antibiotics	6	(18.8)	Vitamins and minerals	3
			Herbals	1
			Miscellaneous	2
Other†	15	(46.9)	Vitamins and minerals	11
			Herbals	1
			Miscellaneous	5
			Homeopathy	3

Note: CAM = complementary and alternative medicine. *Includes calcium-channel blockers and angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors. †Proton-pump inhibitors (2), domperidone (1), anticonvulsants (3), morphine (1), quetiapine (1), anti-asthmatic agents (2), epinephrine (1), sildenafil (1), psychostimulants (2), antidepressants (1), ursodeoxycholic acid (1), antihistamines (1), clonidine (1), laxatives (1), chemotherapeutics (2), glycopyrrolate (1), insulin (2).