Scientifically understand the safety of traditional Chinese medicine and strengthen risk management
10.3760/cma.j.cn114015-20240802-00682
- VernacularTitle:科学认识中药安全性 加强风险管理
- Author:
Feng ZHANG
1
;
Wansheng CHEN
Author Information
1. 中国人民解放军海军军医大学第二附属医院药剂科，上海 200003
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Safety;
Drugs, Chinese herbal;
Drug toxicity;
Traditional Chinese medicine
- From:
Adverse Drug Reactions Journal
2024;26(11):647-651
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The safety of traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has garnered widespread attention and has become a major obstacle to its further development and internationalization. The complexity of TCM and the unpredictability of its interactions with the human body pose significant challenges to safety research. The causes of TCM safety issues are multifaceted, including intrinsic and extrinsic toxicity, confusion of herbal sources and misuse in clinical practice, inadequate patient awareness of safe medication use, and insufficient regulatory oversight of TCM quality and safety. To strengthen the risk managements, it is essential to employ scientific technologies to investigate the fundamental nature of TCM safety, leverage artificial intelligence for big data analysis and early risk warning, promote the scientific concept of safe TCM use, and establish a comprehensive lifecycle pharmacovigilance system for TCM. These will facilitate TCM safety research in China, ensure patient medication safety, and promote the healthy and sustainable development of the TCM industry and its internationalization.
