In an era of globalization and increased global demand for herbal medicines, it is essential to ensure the quality and consistency of drugs. Changes in the quality of an herbal product over time should be detectable. ...In an era of globalization and increased global demand for herbal medicines, it is essential to ensure the quality and consistency of drugs. Changes in the quality of an herbal product over time should be detectable. The assessments of chemical quality and therapeutic efficacy of herbal drugs are necessary to establish their shelf-lives. Thus, stability testing is needed to establish standards for herbal products. Unani medicine has its own conceptual framework for studying health and disease. The mode of treatment includes Ilaj bit Tadbeer(regimental therapy), Ilaj bil Ghiza(dietotherapy), Ilaj bil Dawa(pharmacotherapy) and Ilaj bil Yad/Jarahat(surgery) as a final option. Ilaj bil Dawa is the most used mode of treatment.The drugs include either crude drugs prepared from plant, animal and mineral sources, called Mufrad(single) drugs or various formulations prepared from these crude drugs, called Murakkab(compound)drugs. To date, stability studies have been carried out on compound drugs, whereas only a few single drugs had had their stability tested. These studies are needed to understand how the quality of an herbal drug varies over the time when it is prepared and consumed. This may also help to standardize procedures for manufacturing compound formulations ab initio. The present study reviews the concept of Aamar-e-Advia(shelf-lives) described in the literature of the Unani system of medicine. Further, various factors that are considered important to assess the shelf-life of Unani drugs are discussed in the context of contemporary protocols for shelf-life assessment.展开更多
药品效期延长计划(shelf life extension program,以下简称SLEP)是美国国防部和美国食品药品监督管理局联合推出的一项计划,最初目的只是为了减少药品战略储备的成本,现在趋向于解决公共危机中药品潜在不足问题。本文回顾了SLEP的发展历...药品效期延长计划(shelf life extension program,以下简称SLEP)是美国国防部和美国食品药品监督管理局联合推出的一项计划,最初目的只是为了减少药品战略储备的成本,现在趋向于解决公共危机中药品潜在不足问题。本文回顾了SLEP的发展历史,全面介绍了SLEP的参与机构及职能、运行流程、产品范围、产品检测方法及产品贴标签要求,简述了SLEP延伸应用情况,并结合SLEP在实际问题中的应用进行了分析讨论。美国药品效期延长计划对我国具有启示和借鉴作用,为我国应对公共卫生突发事件奠定了理论依据。展开更多
文摘In an era of globalization and increased global demand for herbal medicines, it is essential to ensure the quality and consistency of drugs. Changes in the quality of an herbal product over time should be detectable. The assessments of chemical quality and therapeutic efficacy of herbal drugs are necessary to establish their shelf-lives. Thus, stability testing is needed to establish standards for herbal products. Unani medicine has its own conceptual framework for studying health and disease. The mode of treatment includes Ilaj bit Tadbeer(regimental therapy), Ilaj bil Ghiza(dietotherapy), Ilaj bil Dawa(pharmacotherapy) and Ilaj bil Yad/Jarahat(surgery) as a final option. Ilaj bil Dawa is the most used mode of treatment.The drugs include either crude drugs prepared from plant, animal and mineral sources, called Mufrad(single) drugs or various formulations prepared from these crude drugs, called Murakkab(compound)drugs. To date, stability studies have been carried out on compound drugs, whereas only a few single drugs had had their stability tested. These studies are needed to understand how the quality of an herbal drug varies over the time when it is prepared and consumed. This may also help to standardize procedures for manufacturing compound formulations ab initio. The present study reviews the concept of Aamar-e-Advia(shelf-lives) described in the literature of the Unani system of medicine. Further, various factors that are considered important to assess the shelf-life of Unani drugs are discussed in the context of contemporary protocols for shelf-life assessment.
文摘药品效期延长计划(shelf life extension program,以下简称SLEP)是美国国防部和美国食品药品监督管理局联合推出的一项计划,最初目的只是为了减少药品战略储备的成本,现在趋向于解决公共危机中药品潜在不足问题。本文回顾了SLEP的发展历史,全面介绍了SLEP的参与机构及职能、运行流程、产品范围、产品检测方法及产品贴标签要求,简述了SLEP延伸应用情况,并结合SLEP在实际问题中的应用进行了分析讨论。美国药品效期延长计划对我国具有启示和借鉴作用,为我国应对公共卫生突发事件奠定了理论依据。