Study on method on post-marketing traditonal Chinese medicine safety assessment.
- Author:
Qiuai KOU
1
;
Suping ZHAO
;
Guoshuang FENG
;
Yanming XIE
Author Information
1. Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China. kouqiuai@163.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions;
Humans;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
adverse effects;
Pharmacoepidemiology;
methods;
Product Surveillance, Postmarketing;
methods;
Risk Assessment
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2011;36(20):2771-2775
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) safety assessment is an important content of post-marketing Chinese herbal medicine assessment and the primary question. It includes safety monitoring and safety evaluation. China has established the elementary system for the TCM safety monitoring, but did few things on safety evaluation. People have knew that the methods of pharmacoepidemiology have good practicability on drug safety assessment in recent years. This article analyzed three methods of pharmacoepidemiology used in post-marketing Chinese herbal medicine safety assessment. There are three examples that may give some suggestions to fellow doctors working for safety monitoring and evaluation of TCM.
