1.Investigation on the current status of pharmaceutical care in medical institutions in China
Tingting ZHENG ; Yuqing ZHANG ; Sitong LIU ; Wei ZHANG ; Jin LU ; Qunhong SHEN ; Jiancun ZHEN
China Pharmacy 2025;36(9):1117-1122
OBJECTIVE To investigate the current status of pharmaceutical care in medical institutions in China, and provide experience and suggestions for better development of pharmaceutical care. METHODS Questionnaire survey was used to investigate the development of pharmaceutical care in medical institutions in 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly) in March 2023, and descriptive analysis and binary logistic regression analysis on the influencing factors of pharmaceutical care were conducted. RESULTS A total of 1 368 questionnaires were sent out, and 1 304 valid questionnaires were collected with the effective recovery rate of 95.32%. Pharmaceutical care was carried out in 671 medical institutions (51.46%), and the rates of pharmaceutical care in tertiary, secondary, primary and other medical institutions were 74.79%, 27.97% and 7.35%, respectively. The average number of patients receiving pharmaceutical care was 2 638.96 per year, and there were 8.33 pharmacists in each medical institution to carry out pharmaceutical care, among which 93.68% were clinical pharmacists. The main departments covered by pharmaceutical care services included respiratory and critical care medicine, cardiology, intensive care unit, endocrinology, oncology, gastroenterology, obstetrics and gynecology and other departments. There were only 48 medical institutions (7.15%) with additional compensation for pharmaceutical care services. The main experiences of developing pharmaceutical care were to pay attention to talent cultivation and discipline construction, but the main difficulties were serious shortage of staff and qualified talents, low compensation level and low enthusiasm. Grade of medical institutions, the number of pharmacists engaged in clinical pharmacy, the number of qualified clinical pharmacists and the degree of information in the pharmacy department were the main influencing factors for carrying out pharmaceutical care (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS In recent years, pharmaceutical care in Chinese medical institutions has made certain progress, while that of primary medical institutions, secondary medical institutions and other medical institutions should be improved. In the future, it is still necessary to further enhance the implementation of pharmaceutical care, promote personnel training, and attach importance to demonstrating the value of pharmaceutical care, thereby promoting the sustainable and high- quality development of pharmaceutical care.
2.Cost-effectiveness of vitamin D analogue for postmenopausal osteoporosis in women
Haijing GUAN ; Yanan XU ; Zhigang ZHAO ; Changsheng FAN
China Pharmacy 2025;36(10):1209-1215
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of vitamin D analogue for postmenopausal osteoporotic women in China. METHODS A Markov microsimulation model was developed to analyze the clinical and economic outcomes of eldecalcitol, alfacalcidol and calcitriol for postmenopausal osteoporosis from the healthcare system perspective in China. The clinical parameters required for the model were derived from network meta-analysis, while cost and utility data were primarily obtained from the literature. The cycle length was 1 year , the time horizon was life time, and the willingness-to-pay threshold was 0.5 times the gross domestic product per capita in China in 2023(44 679 yuan/QALY). Model uncertainty was tested with one-way sensitivity analysis, probabilistic sensitivity analysis, and scenario analysis. RESULTS The quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) for eldecalcitol were calculated to be 12.03 QALYs, which were higher than those for alfacalcidol (11.94 QALYs) and calcitriol (11.92 QALYs). Meanwhile, the direct medical cost associated with eldecalcitol treatment amounted to 38 805 yuan, which was lower than that of alfacalcidol (45 173 yuan) and calcitriol (45 821 yuan). The results of the one-way sensitivity analysis showed that the risk ratio of hip fracture and vertebral fracture had a significant impact on the result. The probabilistic sensitivity analysis and scenario analysis showed the robustness of the findings from the base-case analysis. CONCLUSIONS Compared with alfacalcidol and calcitriol, eldecalcitol is likely to be a cost-effective treatment for postmenopausal osteoporotic women in China.
3.Expert consensus on dispensing management of intravenous infusion drugs for clinical trials in PIVAS
Xingchen YANG ; Wenhuan FU ; Donghui LAO ; Jing ZHAO ; Jianzhong ZHANG ; Group PHARMACY ; Committee HOSPITAL ; Association Pharmaceutical SHANGHAI
China Pharmacy 2025;36(1):1-6
OBJECTIVE To further standardize the dispensing management standard of intravenous infusion drugs for clinical trials in pharmacy intravenous admixture services (PIVAS), and provide reference for medical institutions to provide high-quality pharmaceutical services. METHODS Initiated by PIVAS Group, Hospital Pharmacy Professional Committee, Shanghai Pharmaceutical Association, jointly led by Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Shanghai Geriatric Medical Center, a writing group was established by PIVAS experts from multiple medical institutions to discuss the basic requirements and dispensing process of intravenous infusion drugs for clinical trials in PIVAS. The experts from the leading unit sorted out, summarized, analyzed, fed back and revised the opinions, and finally reached Expert Consensus on Dispensing Management of Intravenous Infusion Drugs for Clinical Trials in PIVAS. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS The main contents of this consensus include information management, operation process, fund management and document management of intravenous infusion drugs for clinical trials in PIVAS. This consensus establishes a more standardized model for dispensing management of intravenous infusion drugs for clinical trials in PIVAS, by standardizing clinical trail drug management operational procedures, accurately recording and preserving drug-related information, with the aim of achieving standardized and meticulous management of PIVAS’s receipt of clinical trial drugs.
4.Expert consensus on quality control of home-based pharmaceutical services in the close-knit regional medical community of Sichuan and Chongqing
Association Medical CHONGQING ; Center CHONGQING ; Chongqing THE
China Pharmacy 2025;36(14):1689-1696
OBJECTIVE To provide reference for further unifying and standardizing the quality of home-based pharmaceutical services in close-knit regional medical community of Sichuan and Chongqing, and ensuring medication safety of patients. METHODS Under the guidance of the Chongqing Medical Association and the Chongqing Pharmaceutical Administration Quality Control Center, and led by the Bishan Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University and the Yongchuan Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University, 14 medical institutions in the Sichuan-Chongqing region jointly participated. Based on existing regulations, guidelines, and expert consensus, questionnaire survey was conducted to investigate the implementation status of home- based pharmaceutical services within the close-knit regional medical community of Sichuan and Chongqing. Subsequently, the Delphi method was employed for expert consultation and the analytic hierarchy process was used to determine indicator weights, ultimately establishing a quality control system for home-based pharmaceutical services in the close-knit regional medical community of Sichuan and Chongqing. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS This consensus has established a quality control system for home-based pharmaceutical services within the close-knit regional medical community of Sichuan and Chongqing, encompassing three dimensions: service qualification evaluation, necessity evaluation, and service quality evaluation. Among them, service quality evaluation serves as the core component of the quality control system, incorporating 16 secondary indicators, which are further classified into 9 core indicators and 7 general indicators based on their significance. Meanwhile, this consensus proposes a phased quality control strategy. Under the framework of the close-knit regional medical community in Sichuan and Chongqing, this strategy takes execution priority and execution effectiveness as 69 its core. It allows for flexible handling of the rigid requirements concerning service qualifications and necessity, thereby providing a unified and operable quality control toolkit for the close-knit regional medical community in Sichuan and Chongqing.
5.Evaluation and prospect of clinical pharmacist instructor training reform oriented toward enhancing clinical teaching competence
Li YOU ; Jiancun ZHEN ; Jing BIAN ; Zhuo WANG ; Yunyun YANG ; Jin LU ; Jing LIU
China Pharmacy 2025;36(17):2085-2091
OBJECTIVE To summarize the implementation experiences of the China Hospital Association’s Clinical Pharmacist Instructor Training Program Reform, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the reform, thus continuously enhancing the quality and standards of clinical pharmacist instructor training. METHODS The study drew on project evaluation methodologies to summarize the main characteristics of the comprehensive system and new model for clinical pharmacist instructor training established through the reform by literature review. The “learning assessment” and “reaction assessment” were conducted by using Kirkpatrick’s four-level model of evaluation in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the clinical pharmacist instructor training reform through statistically processing and analyzing the performance data and teaching evaluation data of the instructor participants. Based on problem and trend analysis, the future development directions were anticipated for the reform of clinical pharmacist instructor training. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS The latest round of clinical pharmacist instructor training reform initiated by the Chinese Hospital Association had initially established a four-pronged training system encompassing “recruitment, training, assessment, and management”. It had also forged a training 。 model “oriented towards enhancing clinical teaching competency, with practical learning and skill-based assessment conducted on clinical teaching sites as its core”. Following a period of over three years of gradual reform, the new training system and model became increasingly mature. In both 2023 and 2024, the participants achieved relatively high average total scores in their initial completion assessments [with scores of (84.05± 5.83) and (85.82±4.35) points, respectively]. They also reported a strong sense of gain from the training reform [with self- perceived gain scores of (4.80±0.44) and (4.85±0.39) points, respectively]. The operation and implementation effects of the reform were generally satisfactory. In the future, clinical pharmacist instructor training reforms should continue to address the issues remaining from the current phase, while aligning with global trends in pharmacy education and industry development. Additionally, sustained exploration and practice will be carried out around the core objective of “enhancing clinical teaching competence”.
6.Guideline for the workflow of clinical comprehensive evaluation of drugs
Zhengxiang LI ; Rong DUAN ; Luwen SHI ; Jinhui TIAN ; Xiaocong ZUO ; Yu ZHANG ; Lingli ZHANG ; Junhua ZHANG ; Hualin ZHENG ; Rongsheng ZHAO ; Wudong GUO ; Liyan MIAO ; Suodi ZHAI
China Pharmacy 2025;36(19):2353-2365
OBJECTIVE To standardize the main processes and related technical links of the clinical comprehensive evaluation of drugs, and provide guidance and reference for improving the quality of comprehensive evaluation evidence and its transformation and application value. METHODS The construction of Guideline for the Workflow of Clinical Comprehensive Evaluation of Drugs was based on the standard guideline formulation method of the World Health Organization (WHO), strictly followed the latest definition of guidelines by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States, and conformed to the six major areas of the Guideline Research and Evaluation Tool Ⅱ. Delphi method was adopted to construct the research questions; research evidence was established by applying the research methods of evidence-based medicine. The evidence quality classification system of the Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Center was adopted for evidence classification and evaluation. The recommendation strength was determined by the recommendation strength classification standard formulated by the Oxford University Evidence-Based Medicine Center, and the recommendation opinions were formed through the expert consensus method. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS The Guideline for the Workflow of Clinical Comprehensive Evaluation of Drugs covers 4 major categories of research questions, including topic selection, evaluation implementation, evidence evaluation, and application and transformation of results. The formulation of this guideline has standardized the technical links of the entire process of clinical comprehensive evaluation of drugs, which can effectively guide the high-quality and high-efficient development of this work, enhance the standardized output and transformation application value of evaluation evidence, and provide high-quality evidence support for the scientific decision-making of health and the rationalization of clinical medication.
7.Establishing an Outpatient Cancer Chemotherapy Information Sharing System in Collaboration with Community Pharmacies: a Multidisciplinary Approach and Questionnaire Survey Evaluation
Makoto NAKASHIMA ; Keiko TERASHIMA ; Toshikazu HONBO ; Masahiko OSAKO ; Shuji YAMASHITA ; Hideki HAYASHI
Japanese Journal of Drug Informatics 2024;26(2):92-101
Collaboration between medical institutions and community pharmacies is crucial for sharing patient’s treatment status and chemotherapy regimens in order to give safe and effective cancer chemotherapy for outpatient. In Kagoshima Medical Association Hospital, we established a framework for sharing this information with community pharmacies through a multidisciplinary approach. We conducted a questionnaire survey among community pharmacists to evaluate the usefulness of patient’s treatment status and chemotherapy regimens available on our hospital’s website. Most respondents found these resources “very useful.” Furthermore, respondents expressed a desire for additional information on chemotherapy regimen that was not currently available on our website but accessible from other institutions. This survey helped us understand the specific information required by community pharmacists regarding patient treatment status and chemotherapy regimens from medical institutions.
8.Expert Consensus on Evaluation and Selection of Intravenous Drug in Medical Institution
Herald of Medicine 2024;43(9):1369-1375
In recent years,the National Health Commission has set improving the standardized utilization rate of intravenous infusion for inpatients as one of the goals for improving medical quality and safety.The rational allocation of intravenous drugs in medical institutions is a prerequisite for the standardized use of intravenous infusion.Therefore,it is imperative to establish a suitable evaluation and selection system for intravenous drugs.Based on the previous work,the Professional Committee of Intravenous Drug Formulation Management of the Chinese Pharmaceutical Association organized experts to discuss the dimension setting,score distribution,and scoring rules of the Quantitative Record Sheet for Evaluation and Selection of Intravenous Drug and compiled the Expert consensus on Evaluation and Selection of Intravenous Drug in Medical Institution.The aim is to provide references for selecting intravenous drugs and clinical medication decisions in medical institutions,ensuring that patients receive safe,effective,economical,and appropriate drug treatment.
9.Expert Consensus on the Management of Centralized Volume-based Procurement of Antimicrobials in Medical Institutions of Shandong Province
Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University ; The Professional Committee of Clinical Application of Antimicrobials of Shandong Pharmaceutical Association ; The Quality Control Center of Hospital Infection Management of Shandong Province ; The Quality Control Center of Monitoring of Bacterial and Fungal Drug Resistance of Shandong Province
Herald of Medicine 2024;43(11):1711-1717
As the national centralized volume-based procurement of drugs has become normalized and institutionalized,the number of antimicrobials listed in the centralized volume-based procurement catalog has also increased.The rational use of antimicrobials under the background of centralized volume-based procurement has gained significant attention in the industry.After repeated discussions based on pertinent national and Shandong provincial policies and regulations as well as prior centralized volume-based procurement management experience,the Professional Committee of Clinical Application of Antimicrobials of Shandong Pharmaceutical Association,the Quality Control Center of Hospital Infection Management of Shandong Province,and the Quality Control Center of Monitoring of Bacterial and Fungal Drug Resistance of Shandong Province organized experts in Shandong Province to complete this consensus.To provide a reference for centralized volume-based procurement of antimicrobials in Shandong Province and even domestic medical institutions,this consensus primarily entails the establishment of a centralized volume-based procurement management system for antimicrobials,selection rules and management of the antimicrobial list,declaration of centralized volume-based procurement varieties and task decomposition of antimicrobials,monitoring,and management of antimicrobial use in medical institutions,comprehensive evaluation of clinical applications of centralized volume-based procurement of antimicrobials based on real-world,training and education,corporate responsibility,etc.
10.Evidence-based guideline for the management of clinical application of biosimilars in China (2024 edition)
Zaiwei SONG ; Yang HU ; Lingling YU ; Jun ZHU ; Lingli ZHANG ; Yu ZHANG ; Liyan MIAO ; Suodi ZHAI ; Rongsheng ZHAO
China Pharmacy 2024;35(16):1933-1945
OBJECTIVE To provide standardized guidance for the clinical application and management of biosimilars, and promote their widespread and rational use in clinical treatment. METHODS The design, planning, and drafting process as well as the full report of Evidence-based Guideline for the Management of Clinical Application of Biosimilars in China (2024 Edition) followed the WHO Handbook for Guideline Development (2nd edition), which fully considered the best current evidence from evidence-based medicine, multidisciplinary expert experience, and patient preferences and values. Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach was adopted to evaluate the quality of evidence and determine the strength of recommendations. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS Evidence-based Guideline for the Management of Clinical Application of Biosimilars in China (2024 Edition) presented 10 recommendations including 7 strong recommendations and 3 weak recommendations. The recommendations covered the entire process of clinical application and management of biosimilars. Medical institutions and relevant health regulatory departments can refer to this guideline for the scientific management of the extrapolation of unapproved indications of biosimilars. Healthcare providers can refer to this guideline for pre-treatment assessments, patient education, pre-treatment regimen before administration, and dosage regimen adjustments. Multidisciplinary medical teams can refer to this guideline to provide pharmacovigilance and patient management throughout the treatment process.


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