1.Construction and application of a comprehensive evaluation system for oral Chinese patent medicines in children
Sichao YAN ; Jingtai CHEN ; Weixin ZENG ; Tao YANG ; Jianliang LI ; Ying CHEN ; Guofeng PAN
China Pharmacy 2026;37(18):2357-2362
OBJECTIVE To construct a comprehensive evaluation system for oral Chinese patent medicines in children that is compatible with pediatric physiological characteristics and the features of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and provide a basis for the selection, pharmaceutical management, and medical insurance procurement of oral Chinese patent medicines in children.METHODS According to the Guidelines for the Management of Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation of Drugs ( 2021 Trial Edition ) and related policy documents and literatures, six first-level indicators were determined: safety, efficacy, suitability, economy, accessibility, and innovation. An initial indicator pool was constructed through literature retrieval, policy text analysis, and semi-structured expert interviews. A preliminary survey using a 5-point Likert scale was conducted to determine the primary indicator list. Two rounds of Delphi expert consultation were carried out. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was used to determine the weights and scores of indicators at all levels, and the methodological quality of the questionnaire and reliability were evaluated. Five oral Chinese patent medicines for pediatric respiratory diseases were selected for empirical evaluation. Two independent blinded reviewers scored the medicines, and the Kappa value was calculated to evaluate inter-rater consistency.RESULTS Both rounds of Delphi consulting had 21 experts, with a positive coefficient of 100% and an authoritative coefficient of 0.89. The Kendall’s W coefficients of concordance for the first and second rounds of Delphi expert consultation were 0.812 and 0.856, respectively ( P <0.01). The consistency ratios of all AHP judgment matrices ranged from 0.032 to 0.087 (all <0.10). The Cronbach’s α coefficient was 0.847. A comprehensive evaluation system for oral Chinese patent medicines in children was established, comprising 6 first-level indicators, 25 second-level indicators, and 78 third-level indicators. The weights of the first-level indicators were 0.32, 0.24, 0.16, 0.13, 0.10 and 0.05, respectively, for safety, effectiveness, suitability, economy, accessibility and innovation. The empirical evaluation showed that Xiao’er chiqiao qingre granules obtained the highest comprehensive score (90.8 points), followed by Xiao’er feire kechuan oral liquid (86.3 points), Ertong qingfei oral liquid (82.8 points), Xiao’er xiaoji zhike oral liquid (82.0 points), and Jinzhen oral liquid (81.5 points). The inter-rater consistency Kappa value was 0.91.CONCLUSIONS The comprehensive evaluation system for oral Chinese patent medicines in children constructed in this study, includes 12 pediatric-specific third-level indicators and integrates key evaluation points of both traditional Chinese and Western medicine. It demonstrates good consistency and reliability, with good operability and reproducibility.
2.HIV/AIDS case detection and influencing factors for late diagnosisin Hangzhou from 2013 to 2018
LUO Yan ; ZHAO Gang ; HUANG Sichao ; LUO Wenjie ; LI Xiting ; DING Jianming
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2020;32(8):757-761
Objective:
To analyze current situation of HIV/AIDS case detection and factors associated with late diagnosis among the newly diagnosed cases from 2013 to 2018 in Hangzhou, so as to provide basis for improving the detection capacity of HIV.
Methods:
The data of HIV testing and newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS cases in Hangzhou from 2013 to 2018 were collected through the China AIDS Prevention and Control Information System. The proportion of HIV antibody detection and positive cases in different regions, detection ways and high-risk groups were analyzed. The influencing factors for late diagnosis were analyzed by multivariate logistic regression model.
Results:
The proportions of cases with HIV detected, HIV positive and late diagnosis increased from 2013 to 2018, and the annual ones were 24.99%, 6.95 per ten thousand and 30.07%, respectively. The results of the multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that people who were male ( OR=1.656, 95%CI: 1.351-2.030 ) and aged older ( OR: 1.912-5.117, 95%CI: 1.250-7.904 ) had higher risks of late diagnosis; who detected HIV through pre-test of receiving blood ( OR=4.429, 95%CI:2.217-9.225 ) , other inpatient detection ( OR=2.137, 95%CI: 1.615-2.826 ) , preoperative testing ( OR=2.137, 95%CI: 1.615-2.826 ) and testing of STD clinic attendants ( OR=1.359, 95%CI: 1.007-1.834 ) had higher risks of late diagnosis compared to those diagnosed at VCT clinics; who diagnosed at CDCs ( OR=0.714,95%CI: 0.558-0.915 ) and community health centers ( OR=0.645, 95%CI: 0.441-0.943 ) had lower risks of late diagnosis than those diagnosed in hospitals; who were infected by heterosexual contact ( OR=1.299, 95%CI: 1.130-1.493 ) had a higher risk of late diagnosis than MSM; who had history of STD ( OR=0.818, 95%CI: 0.706-0.948 ) had a lower risk of late diagnosis than who did not.
Conclusions
HIV testing and case detection had been expanded, but late diagnosis had not been improved in Hangzhou from 2013 to 2018. Age, sex, route and institution of diagnosis, transmission route and history of STD were influencing factors of late diagnosis.


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