According to the drug-related risk factors indicated in the latest product monograph, we made this research to analyze and discuss the risk factors associated with rosiglitazone in clinical application in China-Japan ...According to the drug-related risk factors indicated in the latest product monograph, we made this research to analyze and discuss the risk factors associated with rosiglitazone in clinical application in China-Japan Friendship Hospital. We collected and reviewed all cases involving inpatients who had used rosiglitazone in the hospital over the past two years. The focus of our study is on the identification and discussion of the incidence of adverse reactions, contraindications and drug induced problems associ- ated with monotherapy or combined therapy of rosiglitazone. Three hundred and ninety eight cases were reviewed in the study including 3 patients with type 1 DM （0.75%） and 395 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus （99.25%）. Peripheral edema developed in 9 patients （2.26%） in the course of rosiglitazone therapy; one patient （0.25%） was found to have macula edema before rosiglitazone therapy; Cardiac abnormalities were identified in 6 patients （1.51%） in the course of treatment, of which 2 patients were NYHA class 1, 3 patients were NYHA class Ⅱ and 1 patient was NYHA class IV. Abnormal hepatic function （elevated ALT） was found in 79 patients （19.85%） during their stay in hospital. In these patients, ALT levels of 1 - 2.5 times, 2.5 - 3 times over the upper limit were identified in 70 patients, 3 patients and 6 patients, respectively. Of the 398 patients on rosiglitazone, 123 patients （30.90%）, 165 patients （41.46%）, 104 patients （26.13%）, 3 patients （0.75%） and 1 patient （0.25%） were found to use concurrently insulin, metformin, organic nitrate, gemfibrozil and rifampin, respectively. We analyzed the risk factors associated with the clinical use of rosiglitazone, and identified the potential risks, and put forward suggestions to improve the effectiveness and safety of rosiglitazone therapy.展开更多
The current United States Pharmacopeia–National Formulary(USP–NF) includes more than 250 monographs of fixed dose combinations(FDCs), and some of them need to be updated due to incompleteness of impurity profiles an...The current United States Pharmacopeia–National Formulary(USP–NF) includes more than 250 monographs of fixed dose combinations(FDCs), and some of them need to be updated due to incompleteness of impurity profiles and obsolescence of analytical methodologies. A case study of metoprolol tartrate and hydrochlorothiazide tablets is presented to summarize challenges encountered during the USP monograph modernization initiative of FDCs and to highlight an "adoption and adaptation" approach employed for method development. To this end, a single stability-indicating HPLC method was developed to separate the two drug substances and eight related compounds with resolution 2.0 or higher between all critical pairs. Chromatographic separations were achieved on a Symmetry column(C18,100 mm*4.6 mm, 3.5 mm) using sodium phosphate buffer(pH 3.0; 34 mM) and acetonitrile as mobile phase in a gradient elution mode. The stability-indicating capability of this method has been demonstrated by analyzing stressed samples of the two drug substances. The developed HPLC method was validated for simultaneous determination of metoprolol tartrate and hydrochlorothiazide and relevant impurities in the tablets. Moreover, the developed method was successfully applied to the analysis of commercial tablet dosage forms and proved to be suitable for routine quality control use. The case study could be used to streamline USP's monograph modernization process of FDCs and strengthen compendial procedures.展开更多
The Pharmacokinetics informations of aminoglycosides, their monograph and clinical Pharmacokinetics parameters are reported in this review. The Aminoglycosides are highly polarity and in reserve for serious infections...The Pharmacokinetics informations of aminoglycosides, their monograph and clinical Pharmacokinetics parameters are reported in this review. The Aminoglycosides are highly polarity and in reserve for serious infections caused by aerobic gram negative bacteria and some gram positive bacteria but their toxicity are major limitations in clinical use.展开更多
Organized and sponsored by the Rare Earth Office under the State Planning Committee and The Chinese Society of Rare Earths, the monograph "Rare Earth" was recently published by the Chinese Metallurgy Press. ...Organized and sponsored by the Rare Earth Office under the State Planning Committee and The Chinese Society of Rare Earths, the monograph "Rare Earth" was recently published by the Chinese Metallurgy Press. The monograph is a contribution of over 100 named rare earth specialists from Beijing University, Tsinghua University, General Corpora-展开更多
In order to assure the safety and efficacy of the Chinese Medicines in Europe, the quality of TCM herbals should be guaranteed so that they can be freely imported in the European Union and other Western European Count...In order to assure the safety and efficacy of the Chinese Medicines in Europe, the quality of TCM herbals should be guaranteed so that they can be freely imported in the European Union and other Western European Countries which are signatories of the European Pharmacopoeia Convention. Consequently, new Ph Eur TCM herbal drug Monographs should be elaborated, based on preexisting Monographs in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia(Ch P) 2010.Such a program has been inaugurated in 2005 by the Ph Eur Groups of Experts 13 A and B(Phytochemistry). Since then good progress has been made, elaborating of about one third of the originally proposed 100 TCM herbals being identified as important monographs for the European Market. Taking into account the many challenges still laying ahead, the establishment of a specialized Working Party(WP) on TCM with specialists and experts from many EU Member States has been decided by the Ph Eur Commission in 2008 which is highly active ever since in the examination and elaboration of new TCM herbal drug monographs, primarily to assure the safety of the European patient and further to provide quality parameters extremely important for all registration and licensing procedures of the respective National Authorities all over Europe.This paper is a survey of results and difficulties obtained so far which has been encountered meanwhile in the elaboration process by the Ph Eur TCM WP of these monographs and will discuss these in detail. Moreover the role of Ph Eur TCM monographs in the European community is addressed.展开更多
Globalization of traditional Chinese medicines started around 1996, which was initiated by the Chinese government. However, substantial progress was only achieved in recent years including the adoption of TCM quality ...Globalization of traditional Chinese medicines started around 1996, which was initiated by the Chinese government. However, substantial progress was only achieved in recent years including the adoption of TCM quality monographs in the western pharmacopoeias(United States Pharmacopoeia and European Pharmacopoeia) and registration in main stream drug regulatory agencies such as US Food and Drug Administration(FDA) and European Medicines Agency(EMA). So far, several TCM herbal quality monographs were adopted by the United States Pharmacopoeia including Chinese Salvia, Ganoderma lucidum and Panax notoginseng, etc. Over 45 TCM quality monographs were recorded in the European Pharmacopoeia with 20 more in progress. After the successful registration of the first TCM product named Diao Xin Xue Kang as traditional medicine via the Medicines Evaluation Board of the Netherlands, several other TCM herbal products are in the registration process in several European member states. So far, there has been still not any TCM product authorized as a drug by the FDA regardless of a few TCM products in phase III or phase II clinical trials. This review summarizes the progress made in the globalization of traditional Chinese medicines in recent years and future issues in this regard.展开更多
Objective: The so?called granules for prescription have been developed about 20 years ago as a new form of modernizing and simplification of the classical decoction common in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practic...Objective: The so?called granules for prescription have been developed about 20 years ago as a new form of modernizing and simplification of the classical decoction common in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practice. Due to actual problems in Germany/Europe, which are caused by the lack of quality monographs and judicial classification of granules for prescription, the aim of the study was a comparison of the chemical composition of commercial granules versus decoctions. Taking an example, decoctions, commercial granules, and organic extracts of two well?established TCM herbal drugs, Scrophulariae Radix and Xanthii Fructus, were examined in their specific composition. Methods: Using high?performance thin?layer chromatography (HPTLC) for fingerprint analysis of different batches of herbal drugs and samples from various suppliers of Xanthii Fructus and Scrophulariae Radix were critically examined. The decoctions were prepared according to traditional rules, while the granules were dissolved in water in accordance with actual regulations. Furthermore, organic extracts of the plant material were examined and compared with aqueous extracts. Results: It could be demonstrated, that in some cases, there are remarkable differences in the specific composition between granules from different suppliers, the classical aqueous decoction and the organic extract used for the HPTLC fingerprinting. On the other hand, few examples exist for good comparability of decoctions and commercial granules. Conclusion: After critical evaluation of the above results, it can be questioned, if there is a so?called phytoequivalence between decoctions and commercial granules for prescription used in TCM practice.展开更多
文摘According to the drug-related risk factors indicated in the latest product monograph, we made this research to analyze and discuss the risk factors associated with rosiglitazone in clinical application in China-Japan Friendship Hospital. We collected and reviewed all cases involving inpatients who had used rosiglitazone in the hospital over the past two years. The focus of our study is on the identification and discussion of the incidence of adverse reactions, contraindications and drug induced problems associ- ated with monotherapy or combined therapy of rosiglitazone. Three hundred and ninety eight cases were reviewed in the study including 3 patients with type 1 DM （0.75%） and 395 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus （99.25%）. Peripheral edema developed in 9 patients （2.26%） in the course of rosiglitazone therapy; one patient （0.25%） was found to have macula edema before rosiglitazone therapy; Cardiac abnormalities were identified in 6 patients （1.51%） in the course of treatment, of which 2 patients were NYHA class 1, 3 patients were NYHA class Ⅱ and 1 patient was NYHA class IV. Abnormal hepatic function （elevated ALT） was found in 79 patients （19.85%） during their stay in hospital. In these patients, ALT levels of 1 - 2.5 times, 2.5 - 3 times over the upper limit were identified in 70 patients, 3 patients and 6 patients, respectively. Of the 398 patients on rosiglitazone, 123 patients （30.90%）, 165 patients （41.46%）, 104 patients （26.13%）, 3 patients （0.75%） and 1 patient （0.25%） were found to use concurrently insulin, metformin, organic nitrate, gemfibrozil and rifampin, respectively. We analyzed the risk factors associated with the clinical use of rosiglitazone, and identified the potential risks, and put forward suggestions to improve the effectiveness and safety of rosiglitazone therapy.
文摘The current United States Pharmacopeia–National Formulary(USP–NF) includes more than 250 monographs of fixed dose combinations(FDCs), and some of them need to be updated due to incompleteness of impurity profiles and obsolescence of analytical methodologies. A case study of metoprolol tartrate and hydrochlorothiazide tablets is presented to summarize challenges encountered during the USP monograph modernization initiative of FDCs and to highlight an "adoption and adaptation" approach employed for method development. To this end, a single stability-indicating HPLC method was developed to separate the two drug substances and eight related compounds with resolution 2.0 or higher between all critical pairs. Chromatographic separations were achieved on a Symmetry column(C18,100 mm*4.6 mm, 3.5 mm) using sodium phosphate buffer(pH 3.0; 34 mM) and acetonitrile as mobile phase in a gradient elution mode. The stability-indicating capability of this method has been demonstrated by analyzing stressed samples of the two drug substances. The developed HPLC method was validated for simultaneous determination of metoprolol tartrate and hydrochlorothiazide and relevant impurities in the tablets. Moreover, the developed method was successfully applied to the analysis of commercial tablet dosage forms and proved to be suitable for routine quality control use. The case study could be used to streamline USP's monograph modernization process of FDCs and strengthen compendial procedures.
文摘The Pharmacokinetics informations of aminoglycosides, their monograph and clinical Pharmacokinetics parameters are reported in this review. The Aminoglycosides are highly polarity and in reserve for serious infections caused by aerobic gram negative bacteria and some gram positive bacteria but their toxicity are major limitations in clinical use.
文摘Organized and sponsored by the Rare Earth Office under the State Planning Committee and The Chinese Society of Rare Earths, the monograph "Rare Earth" was recently published by the Chinese Metallurgy Press. The monograph is a contribution of over 100 named rare earth specialists from Beijing University, Tsinghua University, General Corpora-
文摘In order to assure the safety and efficacy of the Chinese Medicines in Europe, the quality of TCM herbals should be guaranteed so that they can be freely imported in the European Union and other Western European Countries which are signatories of the European Pharmacopoeia Convention. Consequently, new Ph Eur TCM herbal drug Monographs should be elaborated, based on preexisting Monographs in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia(Ch P) 2010.Such a program has been inaugurated in 2005 by the Ph Eur Groups of Experts 13 A and B(Phytochemistry). Since then good progress has been made, elaborating of about one third of the originally proposed 100 TCM herbals being identified as important monographs for the European Market. Taking into account the many challenges still laying ahead, the establishment of a specialized Working Party(WP) on TCM with specialists and experts from many EU Member States has been decided by the Ph Eur Commission in 2008 which is highly active ever since in the examination and elaboration of new TCM herbal drug monographs, primarily to assure the safety of the European patient and further to provide quality parameters extremely important for all registration and licensing procedures of the respective National Authorities all over Europe.This paper is a survey of results and difficulties obtained so far which has been encountered meanwhile in the elaboration process by the Ph Eur TCM WP of these monographs and will discuss these in detail. Moreover the role of Ph Eur TCM monographs in the European community is addressed.
文摘Globalization of traditional Chinese medicines started around 1996, which was initiated by the Chinese government. However, substantial progress was only achieved in recent years including the adoption of TCM quality monographs in the western pharmacopoeias(United States Pharmacopoeia and European Pharmacopoeia) and registration in main stream drug regulatory agencies such as US Food and Drug Administration(FDA) and European Medicines Agency(EMA). So far, several TCM herbal quality monographs were adopted by the United States Pharmacopoeia including Chinese Salvia, Ganoderma lucidum and Panax notoginseng, etc. Over 45 TCM quality monographs were recorded in the European Pharmacopoeia with 20 more in progress. After the successful registration of the first TCM product named Diao Xin Xue Kang as traditional medicine via the Medicines Evaluation Board of the Netherlands, several other TCM herbal products are in the registration process in several European member states. So far, there has been still not any TCM product authorized as a drug by the FDA regardless of a few TCM products in phase III or phase II clinical trials. This review summarizes the progress made in the globalization of traditional Chinese medicines in recent years and future issues in this regard.
基金the BfArM(Kurt-Georg-Kiesinger-Allee 3,53175 Bonn,Germany)J.Heilmann(University of Regensburg)for scientific support and helpful discussions
文摘Objective: The so?called granules for prescription have been developed about 20 years ago as a new form of modernizing and simplification of the classical decoction common in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practice. Due to actual problems in Germany/Europe, which are caused by the lack of quality monographs and judicial classification of granules for prescription, the aim of the study was a comparison of the chemical composition of commercial granules versus decoctions. Taking an example, decoctions, commercial granules, and organic extracts of two well?established TCM herbal drugs, Scrophulariae Radix and Xanthii Fructus, were examined in their specific composition. Methods: Using high?performance thin?layer chromatography (HPTLC) for fingerprint analysis of different batches of herbal drugs and samples from various suppliers of Xanthii Fructus and Scrophulariae Radix were critically examined. The decoctions were prepared according to traditional rules, while the granules were dissolved in water in accordance with actual regulations. Furthermore, organic extracts of the plant material were examined and compared with aqueous extracts. Results: It could be demonstrated, that in some cases, there are remarkable differences in the specific composition between granules from different suppliers, the classical aqueous decoction and the organic extract used for the HPTLC fingerprinting. On the other hand, few examples exist for good comparability of decoctions and commercial granules. Conclusion: After critical evaluation of the above results, it can be questioned, if there is a so?called phytoequivalence between decoctions and commercial granules for prescription used in TCM practice.
