Chinese herbal medicine decoction pieces(CHMDP), one of the main forms of
traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) in clinic, have been widely used. However, the irrational use is increasingly serious due to the lack of the
indicators for judging the rational use of CHMDP in medical institutions and the
codes and
standards for the clinical use of CHMDP. In order to regulate the rational clinical use of CHMDP, improve the
clinical efficacy and ensure the
drug safety for the
patients, clinical
pharmaceutical experts and clinical medical experts from 40 third-grade class-A
hospitals nationwide were organized to give the "expert
consensus on clinical application of CHMDP" in terms of
prescription writing, combined use of
drugs, use of special
drugs, and
drug use for special
population. Detailed
analysis and argumentation were conducted in accordance with the
laws and
regulations,
Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2015 edition,
Chinese Pharmacopoeia Code
Notice for Clinical Use of
Medicine, Administrative
Regulations for
Prescriptions, Administrative Specifications for
Hospital Prescription Review(interim), and
Chinese Traditional Medicine Prescription Format and
Writing Specifications, as well as relevant project findings.