1.Therapeutic Efficacy and Safety of Fibrinolytic Combined with Xueshuantong Injection in the Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Meta-analysis
China Pharmacy 2017;28(27):3813-3816
OBJECTIVE:To systematically evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and safety of fibrinolytic combined Xueshuantong injection in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke,and to provide evidence-based reference.METHODS:Retrieved from CJFD,Wanfang database,ScienceDirect and ELSEVIER,RCTs about fibrinolytic combined Xueshuantong injection (trial group) vs.fibrinolytic alone (control group) in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke were collected.After data extraction and quality evaluation according to modified Jadad evaluation,Meta-analysis was conducted by using Rev Man 5.2 and Stata 12.0 statistical software.RESULTS:A total of 14 RCTs were included,involving 1 342 patients.The results of Meta-analysis showed that,total response rate [RR =1.24,95 % CI (1.18,1.31),P < 0.001],cure rate [RR=1.59,95 % CI (1.23,2.06),P < 0.001] and efficiency rate [RR =1.41,95 % CI(1.24,1.60),P<0.001] of trial group were significantly higher than those of control group.There was no significant difference in the response rate [RR=0.93,95%CI(0.79,1.10),P=0.40] and the incidence of ADR [RR=0.63,95% CI (0.17,2.36),P=0.49] between 2 groups.CONCLUSIONS:Fibrinolytic combined Xueshuantong injection shows good therapeutic efficacy and safety for acute ischemic stroke.
2.Investigation and Analysis of the Reasons for Drug Shortage from 26 Medical Institutions in China
Anqi HU ; Yong LI ; Aixia MA ; Yinan FU ; Yanan SHENG ; Mengrui ZHAO
China Pharmacy 2017;28(27):3754-3758
OBJECTIVE:To provide reference for guarantee the supply of short-landed drugs.METHODS:A questionnaire survey was conducted to investigate the drug shortage in 40 medical institutions in China.Based on the survey data,the econometric model was built to analyze the reasons for drug shortage in medical institutions.RESULTS:40 questionnaires were issued and 26 valid questionnaires were collected with effective recovery rate of 65.0%.The institutions surveyed received 87 samples of short-landed drugs,involving 33 drugs;82.8% of short-landed drug samples were in short supply for more than 3 months,and even 21.8% short-landed drug samples were in short supply for more than 12 months.The common reasons for drug shortage mainly included:not entering the provincial bidding directory;adopting the government pricing method;being redistribution system;not establishing provincial normal reserve mechanism.In addition to common reasons,there were some personality reasons for drug shortage based on the necessity of clinical needs,drug attributes and drug price.CONCLUSIONS:There are many reasons for the shortage of drugs in medical institutions.There are both common causes and personality reasons.It is necessary to solve many problems of drug shortage from the source,and it needs many policies and systems to cooperate with them.