Essential Drug and Pharmacoepidemiology
- VernacularTitle:基本药物与药物流行病学
- Author:
Fandian ZENG
;
Jianhong WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Essential drug;
Pharmacoepidemiology;
Essential drug list;
Rational use of drug
- From:
China Pharmacy
2005;0(20):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To provide suggestion and advice for the selection and utilization of essential drug. METHODS:WHO standards for the selection of essential drug and the formulation process of National Essential Drug?Part for Primary Medical and Health Institutions (2009 edition) were analyzed. The significance of theory and methods of pharmacoepidemiology in the selection, utilization and performance evaluation of essential drug were put forward. RESULTS & CONCLUSION:National essential drug should be selected according to evidence-based medicine and pharmacoeconomics based on pharmacoepidemiology, in order to take advantage of a drug epidemiology-based evidence-based medicine and drug selection based on economics, the study concludes. Dialectical thinking about safety and effectiveness of essential drug should be conducted.
