Model Package Inserts of OTC Traditional Chinese Medicines:Problems and Suggestions
- VernacularTitle:OTC中药说明书范本中的一些问题及建议
- Author:
Dingding ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Traditional Chinese medicine;
OTC;
Package insert model;
Problems;
Standardization
- From:
China Pharmacy
2007;0(33):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To standardize model package inserts of OTC traditional Chinese medicines(TCM).METHODS:4 341 model package inserts of OTC TCM retrieved from the website of State Food and Drug Administration(SFDA)were given a meta-analysis.RESULTS:Through an incomplete statistical analysis,7 major problems were found in the model package inserts,for example,the kinds of TCM that were of the same generic name were different in functions and indications.CONCLUSIONS:There are many problems in the model package inserts of OTC TCM,which call for the efforts of the concerned department to facilitate the standardization of the model package inserts of OTC TCM.