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Prescription of Radix Salvia miltiorrhiza in Taiwan: A Population-Based Study Using the National Health Insurance Research Database

Journal

FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 12, Issue -, Pages -

Publisher

FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.719519

Keywords

radix Salvia miltiorrhiza; national health insurance research database; pharmacoepidemiology; danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza); chinese herbal product; traditional chinese medicine

Funding

  1. Ministry of Science and Technology [MOST108-2320-B-182-022, 109-2320B-182-024-MY2]
  2. Taiwan Ministry of Health and Welfare Clinical Trial Center [MOHW 109-TDU-B-212-114004]
  3. Academia Sinica Stroke Biosignature Project [BM10701010021]
  4. MOST Clinical Trial Consortium for Stroke [MOST 109-2321-B-039-002]
  5. Tseng-Lien Lin Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan
  6. Katsuzo and Kiyo Aoshima Memorial Funds, Japan
  7. China Medical University Hospital

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This study is the first to identify the most common conditions for which radix Salvia miltiorrhiza (Danshen; RSM) is used in modern Taiwan, showing its key role in treating gynecological diseases such as menstrual disorders, abnormal bleeding from the female genital tract, and menopausal disorders. RSM is often combined with Yan-Hu-Suo and Jia-Wei-Xiao-Yao-San for clinical use. Further research is needed to determine the optimal dosage, efficacy, and safety of RSM.
Objective: While radix Salvia miltiorrhiza (Danshen; RSM) is commonly used in Chinese herbal medicine, its current usage has not yet been analyzed in a large-scale survey. This study aimed to investigate the conditions for which RSM is prescribed and the utilization of RSM in Taiwan. Methods: 1 million beneficiaries enrolled in the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database were sampled to identify patients who were prescribed RSM. Next, the diagnoses of these patients based on the International Classification of Diseases 9th Revision Clinical Modification code were analyzed. Logistic regression analysis was employed to estimate the odds ratio (OR) for RSM utilization. Results: Patients with disorders of menstruation and abnormal bleeding from the female genital tract due to other causes were the diagnostic group most commonly treated with RSM (9.48%), followed by those with general (9.46%) and cardiovascular symptoms (4.18%). Subjects treated with RSM were mostly aged 35-49 years (30.1%). The most common combination of diseases for which RSM was prescribed (0.17%) included menopausal disorders and general symptoms. Women were more likely to receive RSM than men (OR = 1.75, 95% confidence interval = 1.73-1.78). RSM was frequently combined with Yan-Hu-Suo and Jia-Wei-Xiao-Yao-San for clinical use. Conclusion: To date, this is the first study to identify the most common conditions for which RSM is used in modern Taiwan. The results indicate RSM as a key medicinal herb for the treatment of gynecological diseases, including menstrual disorders, female genital pain, menopausal disorders, etc. The most common combination for which RSM is prescribed is menopausal disorders and general symptoms. Further research is needed to elucidate the optimal dosage, efficacy, and safety of RSM.

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