ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To establish the criteria in repeated usage of traditional Chinese patent medicines. METHODS: Fifteen experts were invited to take a two-rounded questionnaire survey. Experts' positive coefficients, authority coefficient, reliability, concentration degree and coordination degree towards experts' opinions were calculated by SPSS23.0 after integrating the opinions. The criteria were modified based on the prespecified principles. RESULTS: In this two-rounded survey, experts' positive coefficients were 100.00% and 93.33%, averaging authority coefficient was 0.91, reliability of two rounds were 0.87 and 0.82. Coordination degree increased from 0.36 (P<0.01) to 0.46 (P<0.01). Three first level index and eighteen second level index were included in this cirteria. CONCLUSION: With well response, authority, reliability and coordination, this study could define preliminary evaluation criteria of repeated traditional Chinese patent medicines.