Luo Jia-bo

Thinking About the Healthy Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine Injection

Abstract Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) injection is an innovative and quick-acting dosage form. It plays a significant role in clinical treatment of acute, severe syndromes. Some TCM injections have become the drug of first choice for treating certain diseases, such as virus infection, cardiovascular diseases, and tumors. With the rapid development and wide application of TCM injections in combination with western drugs, a number of adverse events of TCM injections have incessantly been reported, which has drawn broad attention. This study elucidates the quick-acting and broad-spectrum advantages of TCM injections by comparing TCM injections with oral TCM preparations and western medicine injections. The study also emphasizes the indispensable status and great values of TCM injections in terms of species diversity, clinical penetration rate, and high-level participation in modern health care. In conclusion, the study emphasizes the fact that the adverse events of TCM injection require objective analyses. Reevaluations of TCM injections, exclusive production of some varieties, secondary development of advantageous varieties, and effective monitoring systems are suggested for establishment in enterprises, hospitals, and drug-control institutes, which will pave a road of sound development for TCM injections.