Trends in the prescriptions of Kampo medicines over a six-year period.
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Accession number;02A0476298
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| Title;Trends in the prescriptions of Kampo medicines over a six-year period. |
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AKASE T
(Kitasato Univ. Hospital, Kanagawa, Jpn)
HAMAKA Y
(Kitasato Univ. Hospital, Kanagawa, Jpn)
HIGASHIYAMA D
(Showa Pharmaceutical Univ., Tokyo, Jpn)
AKASE T
(Showa Pharmaceutical Univ., Tokyo, Jpn)
TASHIRO S
(Showa Pharmaceutical Univ., Tokyo, Jpn)
SAGAWA K
(Kitasato Univ. Hospital, Kanagawa, Jpn)
SHIMADA S
(Kitasato Univ. Hospital, Kanagawa, Jpn)
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Journal Title;Journal of Traditional Medicines
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Journal Code:Y0941A
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ISSN:1340-6302
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VOL.19;NO.2;PAGE.58-75(2002)
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| Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.6, TBL.4, REF.18 |
| Pub. Country;Japan |
| Language;English |
| Abstract;Changes in the prescriptions of Kampo medicines(Sino-Japanese traditional herbal medicines) issued at a university hospital over a six-year period were investigated. Prescriptions including a Kampo medicine(79,132 sheets) issued at Kitasato University Hospital in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, over a 6-year period from 1994 to 1999 were analyzed. We found that Kampo medicines were mainly prescribed for patients of ages 30-39yr and 50-59yr, and were most frequently prescribed by the department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, followed by Internal Medicine and Dermatology. Ninety-six percent of the prescriptions were combined with modern medicine, and the percentage of Kampo medicines with instructions about its combination with western medicines in the package insert was was approximately 1%. Among the prescriptions that combined a Kampo medicine with western medicine, the most frequently prescribed combination was a xanthine derivative and a Mao(Ephedrae herba, Ephedra sinica STAPF)-containing Kampo medicine, especially theophylline and Kakkon-to. Regarding such combinations, the monitoring of adverse effects and a check of the prescription seemed to be important. The use of Toki-shakuyaku-san and Dai-kenchu-to rapidly increased and the use of Sho-saiko-to, Ninjin-yoei-to, Go-rei-san, and Hochu-ekki-to decreased over the study period. From these trends in the prescriptions, it is believed that the demand for Kankyo, Zingiberis siccatum rhizoma, Zingiber officinale ROSCOE, Koi, Saccharum granorum, Sansho, Zanthoxyli Fructus, Zanthoxylum piperitum DE CANDOLLE, Shakuyaku, Paeoniae Radix, Paeonia lactiflora PALLAS, and Botampi, Moutan cortex, Paeonia suffruticosa ANDREWS, will increase rapidly in the future. It is important to carry out similar investigations at a wide variety of hospitals and clinics including emergency hospitals and sanatoria to clarify the future balance of the supply and demand of Kampo medicines and their constituent herbs. (author abst.) |
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