Review and Suggestions of Quality Sampling Inspection on Chinese Herbal Medicines in Hubei Province / 中国药师

ABSTRACT

Objective:To provide specific suggestions for the reasonable application of various quality sampling inspection methods for Chinese herbal medicines in order to improve the scientificity of sampling inspection plan. Methods:The sampling inspection pro-gram and the overall quality of Chinese herbal medicines in Hubei province from 2014 to 2016 were reviewed and the existing problems were analyzed, finally, suggestions for improvement were proposed for the future work. Results and Conclusion:The current sampling inspection methods have made certain achievements;however, each method still needs optimization. It is suggested that the supervision sampling inspection be standardized to solidify the basis of sampling inspection, special sampling inspection be arranged periodically to target the complicated and recurring quality issues, and evaluation sampling inspection be strengthened for certain varieties to evaluate the overall quality status and discover the risk signals.