Manual for the clinical experts consensus of Chinese patent medicine.
10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20181009.007
- Author:
Sai-Nan FANG
1
;
Yu-Bo GUO
2
;
Jian-Ping LIU
1
;
Xing LIAO
3
;
Xiao-Xiao ZHANG
2
;
Mei MO
2
;
Wei CHEN
1
Author Information
1. Centre for Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
2. Standards and Guidlinie Developing Office, China Association of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
3. Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chinese patent medicine;
clinical experts consensus;
manual
- MeSH:
Consensus;
Evidence-Based Medicine;
Expert Testimony;
Humans;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Nonprescription Drugs
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2018;43(24):4786-4791
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Chinese patent medicine is widely used in clinical practice, but improper use will not only weaken the efficacy of drugs, but even cause adverse consequences. Evidence-based medicine provides guidance for clinical practice based on the best available evidence, experience of experts and needs of patients. However, considering the situation of "insufficient evidence" or "very low quality" in Chinese medicine research, experts consensus is the main basis for clinical decision-making, but expert opinions on which the consensus depends are susceptible to various subjective biases. Therefore, a reliable and scientific consensus-making process is needed to maximally avoid bias on consensus. Unlike the clinical practice guidelines, there is no unified formulating process for consensus in the world today. This article learns from a set of formulating processes from some international consensus formulating institutions/associations, combined with the characteristics and current situation of traditional Chinese medicine, and draws up a set of standard process that is suitable for the clinical experts consensus on Chinese patent medicine, with the expect of providing evidence and reference for consensus makers, and then bringing evidence-based assistance for the clinical standardized application of Chinese patent medicines.
