Application of Cluster Analysis Method to the Establishment of Rapid Dispensing Area in Automated Phar-macy / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To optimize the placement of extra-machine medicines in the automated pharmacy and establish a ra-pid dispensing area to shorten medicine dispensing time. METHODS:12 588 prescriptions made within one week were collected from the outpatient pharmacy of our hospital,in which 29 kinds of extra-machine medicines used frequently were clustered on the basis of Pearson correlation coefficients. The extra-machine medicines used at a higher frequency were arranged in the storage posi-tions near to the medicine dispensing window,and those related to the above-mentioned medicines were stored in the positions adja-cent to them,thereby a rapid dispensing area was established. The effect of the above-said method was evaluated by comparing the time it took for the pharmacist to dispense medicines one week before and after the establishment of the rapid dispensing area. RE-SULTS:29 kinds of extra-machine medicines were clustered into 4 major categories,and stored in 4 positions in the rapid med-icine dispensing area respectively,and then the position codes were assigned. After the rapid dispensing area was established,the average single prescription dispensing time for the pharmacist decreased by about 9 s (40.43 s vs. 31.43 s,P<0.01). CONCLU-SIONS:The establishment of the rapid dispensing area based on cluster analysis method has increased the efficiency of dispensing medicines in the outpatient pharmacy of our hospital.

Some Thoughts on Present Clinical Research of HIV/AIDS / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

This paper analyzed the importance and urgency of clinical research of HIV/AIDS and discussed the present research situation and bottleneck of HIV/AIDS clinical research . The application and advantages of Chinese medicine in the clinical research of HIV/AIDS had been listed . And it summarized the Chinese medicine research results on HIV/AIDS management . It also suggested the outlook of Chinese medicine in the HIV/AIDS clinical research .

Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Differentiation of AIDS Patients on ARV Complicated with Anemia and Hyperlipidemia / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

This study was aimed to analyze four diagnostic methods of AIDS patients with HAART complicated with anemia and hyperlipidemia. Characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and common pathogenesis were discussed in this article. This study was supported by Key Project of the National Eleventh-Five Year Research Program of China. This study was conducted through the retrospective analysis. This analysis was made on the four diagnostic methods of AIDS patients with HAART treatment. The results showed that the most frequent symptoms of AIDS patients with anemia or hyperlipidemia are fatigue, facial abnormalities, taste abnormalities, forgetfulness, backache, weakness of back, loss of appetite, insomnia. And the frequent tongue and pulse are white tough coating, pale tongue and fine pulse. The most frequent symptoms of the anemia group are facial abnormalities, backache, dizziness, palpitations, shortness of breath, pale complexion, abnormal state of mind, abnormal sweating, tinnitus, cold hands and feet, spontaneous sweating, white tongue coating, tooth-printed tongue, thin tongue coating and weak pulse (P < 0.05). The most frequent symptom of hyperlipidemia are lassitude, weakness, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, moisture tongue, thick and greasy tongue coating, slippery pulse. It was concluded that syndromes of AIDS patients on ARV complicated with anemia and hyperlipidemia are mainly deficient pattern, which affects the spleen, heart, liver and kidney. The most frequent syndrome type with anemia patients is blood deficiency, which is followed by spleen-kidney deficiency syndrome, liver-kidney deficiency syndrome. The most frequent syndrome type with hyperlipidemia patients is spleen qi deficiency and kidney essence deficiency, which are closely related to the spleen and kidney.

Data Mining Analysis of Medical Records on AIDS Fever by Professor Li Fazhi / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

This study was aimed to analyze the medication rules of AIDS fever by Professor Li Fazhi, in order to pro-vide the corresponding medication reference basis for Chinese medicine treatment of AIDS fever. The complex net-work analysis method was used. This study was conducted among AIDS fever patients treated by Professor Li Fazhi from September 2007 to June 2012 in Weishi County, Henan Province. The analysis was made on the etiology and pathogenesis of AIDS fever, syndrome differentiation and treatment as well as medication of senior famous Chinese medicine doctors. The results showed that through a multidimensional query analysis, the core medication in the treatment of AIDS fever included harmonization and heat-clearing herbs such as Bupleurum, Licorice, Scutellaria, as well as qi-supplementing and healthy qi reinforcing herbs such as Codonopsis and Astragalus. The core prescriptions were modified Xiaochaihu Decoction and Buzhong Y iqi Decoction. It was concluded that the treatment rules of AIDS fever by Professor Li Fazhi was to clear heat in combination with supplementing the center and boost qi.

Traditional Chinese medicine syndrome factors of patients with HIV infection or AIDS in China / 中西医结合学报

To study the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome factors of patients from different areas of China with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Isolation and Identification of a Subgroup A Avian Leukosis Virus from Imported Meat-type Grand-parent Chickens / 中国病毒学·英文版

An exogenous avian leukosis virus (ALV) strain SDAU09C1 was isolated in DF-1 cells from one of 240 imported 1-day-old white meat-type grand parent breeder chicks. Inoculation of SDAU09C1 in ALV-free chickens induced antibody reactions specific to subgroup A or B. But gp85 amino acid sequence comparisons indicated that SDAU09C1 fell into subgroup A; it had homology of 88.8% - 90.3% to 6 reference strains of subgroup A, much higher compared to other subgroups including subgroup B. This is the first report for ALV of subgroup A isolated from imported breeders.

Effect of fuzheng paidu pian on the changes of CD4+Tlymphocytes in early infective phase of asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus / 中国组织工程研究

BACKGROUND: Anti-virus therapy is not suitable for the patients who have asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); otherwise, it is significant for early intervention of Chinese herbs to cure asymptomatic HIV.OBJECTIVE: To observe the interventional effects of fuzheng paidu pian on level of CD4+T lymphocytes and changes of plasma viral vector expression in early phase of asymptomatic HIV infection.DESIGN : Observational contrast study.SETTING: Institute of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Henan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine.PARTICIPANTS: A total of 69 asymptomatic HIV patients, who were infected by paid blood, were randomly selected from some countryside in November 2005. There were 39 males and 30 females. Their ages ranged from 30 to 61 years and the mean age was (43±8) years, and the mean course was (13±3) years. Inclusion criteria: ① coincident with diagnostic criteria of asymptomatic HIV infection published by National AIDS committee (modified in 2005); ②from 18 to 65 years old; ③ 200/mm3 ≤CD4+T lymphocyte count ＜ 600/mm3; ④ Patients did not treat with antiviral and other drugs; ⑤ All patients provided the confirmed consent. Exclusion criteria: ① severe liver and renal malfunction,combining with cardio-cerebral vascular disease and severe primary diseases of lung and hematopoietic system,mental diseases; ② primary immunodeficiency, secondary immunodeficiency induced by hormone and radiation therapy, hematologic disease; ③ pregnant or lactational women. Another 25 asymptomatic HIV patients were randomly selected.and regarded as the blank group. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were as the same as those in the treatment group.METHODS: Patients in the treatment group were treated with fuzheng paidu pian (consisting of huangqi, raw baizhu,fangfeng, baihuashe shecao, ganca o, etc.; Aolinte Pharmaceutical Factory of Henan Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine; batch number: 050601) by using warm boiled water, 5 tablets once (eqUal to 6.6 g raw materials) for three times a day. Three months were regarded as a course and the treatment was performed four courses in total. Patients in the blank group were not treated with any drugs.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ① Values of CD4+, CD8+ and CD4+/CD8+ in the treatment group before and after treatment;CD4+T lymphocyte count in the blank group after 6 months; ② Viral vector was detected by using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCT) in the treatment group.RESULTS: All 69 patients in the treatment group and 25 patients in the blank group were involved in the final analysis. ①CD4+ value was decreased in the blank group after 6 months, and there was significant difference before and after 6 months based on α =0.05 level (P ＜ 0.05).However, CD4+ value was increased in the treatment group. ② Viral vector was randomly detected from 23 patients in the treatment group. As compared with before treatment, plasma viral vector was decreased in 9 patients at 6 months after treatment and in 12 patients at 1 year after treatment. The effective rate was 91.30%.CONCLUSION: Fuzheng paidu pian can improve immunological function of asymptomatic HIV patients and decrease viral vector in some cases during early interventional period.