Chinese Intelligence Prescription System improves prescription accuracy while decreasing labor and drug costs.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

The traditional method of taking Chinese Medicine involves creating a decoction by cooking medicinal Chinese herbs. However, this method has become less popular, being replaced by the more convenient method of consuming concentrated Chinese herbal extracts, which creates challenges related to the complexity of stacking multiple formulas.

Methods

We developed the Chinese Intelligence Prescription System (CIPS) to simplify the prescription process. In this study, we used data from our institutions pharmacy to calculate the number of reductions, average dispensing time, and resulting cost savings.

Results

The mean number of prescriptions was reduced from 8.19 ± 3.65 to 7.37 ± 3.34 ([Formula: see text]). The reduction in the number of prescriptions dire

SUBMITTER: Huang TY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10201794 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature