Application of association rules and simulated annealing algorithms in optimizing traditional Chinese medicine placement schemes.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

China has used traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to treat diseases for more than 2000 years. Traditionally, TCMs in medicine cabinets are arranged alphabetically or on the basis of experience, but this arrangement greatly affects dispensing efficiency. However, owing to the unique properties and qualities of TCM, very few automatic approaches or systems have specifically addressed TCM dispensing problems. Therefore, it is necessary to establish a method of optimizing the traditional Chinese medicine placement scheme (TCMPS) via computer algorithms to improve the work efficiency of pharmacists.

Methods

A prescription dataset from a hospital in 2022 was obtained, and the association rule algorithm (ARA) was used to calculate the frequency of use for each ty

SUBMITTER: Zou FX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11451172 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature