REGULATION AND GUIDELINE Guideline for Postmarketing Chinese Medicine Pharmacoeconomic Evaluation

ABSTRACT Pharmacoeconomics is an important part of the postmarketing Chinese medicine (CM) evaluation, Pharmacoeconomics is an important part of the postmarketing Chinese medicine (CM) evaluation, and postmarketing pharmacoeconomic evaluation can reveal the clinical and market value of CM. The purpose and postmarketing pharmacoeconomic evaluation can reveal the clinical and market value of CM. The purpose of establishing the guideline for pharmacoeconomic evaluation is to make the evaluation process and results of establishing the guideline for pharmacoeconomic evaluation is to make the evaluation process and results regarding Chinese patent medicines both scientifi c and fair. Every country's guidelines for pharmacoeconomic regarding Chinese patent medicines both scientifi c and fair. Every country's guidelines for pharmacoeconomic evaluation act as reference guidelines, we have already drawn up the guideline that takes into account the evaluation act as reference guidelines, we have already drawn up the guideline that takes into account the special characteristics of CM; and these are in preparation for the postmarketing CM pharmacoeconomic special characteristics of CM; and these are in preparation for the postmarketing CM pharmacoeconomic evaluation. evaluation.