Analysis on Application and Registration of TCM Treated as New Medicine and New TCM in Sichuan Province / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:To provide basis and advices for the research of new traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in Sichuan province.METHODS: The data of the application and registration of TCM treated as new medicine and new TCM in Sichuan province from 2001 to 2006 were analyzed and evaluated statistically.RESULTS: The number of the application was growing but new medicine was countable with low approval rate.The research institutes hadn’t played a prominent role in the research of new drug.CONCLUSION: The innovation and research of original TCM and the transformation of achievement should be enhanced to achieve the goal of a strong province on TCM.