Chinese Journal of Pharmacovigilance ›› 2022, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (6): 591-594.
DOI: 10.19803/j.1672-8629.2022.06.02

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Pharmacovigilance and pharmaceutical care of traditional Chinese medicine based on ancient pediatric literature

WANG Xiaofang1,2, ZHANG Xiaomeng1,2, ZHANG Bing1,2,*, LIN Zhijian1,2, WEI Changce1   

  1. 1School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China;
    2Center for Pharmacovigilance and Rational Use of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
  • Received:2022-01-28 Online:2022-06-15 Published:2022-06-13

Abstract: Objective To provide a basis for medication vigilance and pharmacy services for special pediatric populations by mining pediatric ancient literature for awareness of safe medication use in children. Methods By the methods of philology and based on the early stage of the research of "practice of cognition, application, prevention and rescue of drug toxicity" of pharmacovigilance of Chinese medicine, extract related alert expression of the Tang dynasty Luxin Jing, Song dynasty Key to Therapeutics of Children's Diseases and A New Book of Pediatrics, Yuan dynasty Huo You Xin Shu, Ming dynasty You Ke Fa Hui and Qing dynasty Collection of Words on Pediatrics, You Ke Shi Mi seven representative pediatric monographs. Results The ancient books of pediatrics paid attention to the safety of pediatric medicine, and the understanding of pharmacovigilance was more systematic and comprehensive, and the use of medicine was aimed at calmness and harmony, mostly from the spleen and stomach theory of treatment, from the dosage form, dose, course of treatment, preparation, combination and other aspects to enhanced the efficacy and prevented adverse reactions. Conclusion In the face of the phenomenon of irrational use of drugs in clinical practice, the traditional ancient books of pediatrics provide a basis for modern pediatrics to carry out pharmacovigilance, guide the safe and rational use of drugs in clinical practice, and provide direction for the development of pharmacy services.

Key words: children, ancient literature, pharmacovigilance, special population, pharmaceutical care

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