ABSTRACT
With the promulgation of the “Chinese Medicine Act”, the application of classic prescriptions has attracted the attention of various companies. At present, related researches mainly focus on industry, patents, quality, clinic and other aspects, lacking overall research on popularization and application, and the research on pharmaceutical instructions has received increasing attention as a link in applied research. Reviewing the existing literature on Chinese patent medicine specification research in China, we found that most studies are qualitative analysis, lack of targets, data comparison, and specific recommendations, so the specific improvement of the Chinese patent medicine specification is limited. In this paper, the 128-item Japanese Kampo preparation instructions and related medication instructions were studied. The specific differences between the Japanese Kampo preparations and Chinese patent medicines in the selection of traditional Chinese medicines, the contents of the specific manuals, and the contents of the index and guidance manual were analyzed. Preliminary analysis and suggestions were made on the establishment of the classic prescription name list, the contents of the drug instruction manual, the improvement of the indexing method, and the establishment of overall instruction manual and the application database, in order to provide references for the application and development of traditional Chinese medicine.