Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Domestic vs. Imported Acarbose Tablets for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of domestic versus imported acarbose tablets in the treatment of type 2 diabetic mellitus.METHODS:Based on the published medication data for type 2 diabetic mellitus,patients with type 2 diabetic mellitus were assigned to receive domestic acarbose tablets(Group A) or imported acarbose tablets(Group B).The cost-effectiveness of the two groups were compared applying the theory in pharmacoeconomics.RESULTS:Domestic and imported acarbose showed the same effectiveness for type 2 diabetic mellitus,while the costs in the two groups were significantly different.CONCLUSION:As compared with imported acarbose,the domestic acarbose has higher cost-effectiveness ratio.

Timely Monitoring Drug-induced Liver Damage by Using Hospital Centralized Management System for Monitoring ADR / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To establish a way to monitor drug-induced liver damage by using hospital centralized management system for monitoring ADR.METHODS:Using self-designed computer program,the data of inpatients with abnormal ALT,AST and TBIL,admitted in the period from Dec. 2001 to Feb. 2002,were extracted from hospital HIS system of databa_se,and ADR and irrational drug-use were retrospectively analysed.RESULTS:There were 50 ADR incidents concerned with 30 kinds of drug and 11 cases receiving irrational medication concerned 10 kinds of drug.CONCLUSION:By this way,we can timely get the information of drug-induced liver damage and set up a new way for developing centralized ADR monitoring in hospital.

Pharmacokinetics of Balofloxacin Tablets in Chinese Healthy Volunteers / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To study the pharmacokinetics of balofloxacin tablets in Chinese healthy volunteers.METHODS:A single dose of 100 or 200 mg balofloxacin tablets were given to 12 healthy volunteers in a randomized crossover design.Concentrations of balofloxacin in plasma and urine were determined by HPLC with data processed by DAS(drug and statistics)software.RESULTS:After administration of balofloxacin 100 mg and 200 mg,the Cmax were(0.970?0.245)?g?mL-1 and(1.849?0.466)?g?mL-1;the tmax were(1.25?1.10)h and(1.24?0.81)h;the t1/2 were(7.14?1.01)h and(7.11?0.72)h;the AUC0～36 were(7.309?1.368)?g?h?mL-1 and(15.214?1.727)?g?h?mL-1;AUC0～∞ were(7.531?1.386)?g?h?mL-1 and(15.695?1.762)?g?h?mL-1;the accumulative eliminating rates within 36 h in urine were(64.47?11.56)% and(63.24?11.93)%,respectively.CONCLUSION:The pharmacokinetics of balofloxacin in healthy volunteer after oral administration was characterized by high peak concentration and long half life.The method is sensitive,accurate,reliable and specific,and can satisfy the requirements for pharmaceutical study.