The application of Meta analysis in clinical pharmacy

CHEN Wei; YU Wei-guo; SHI Hai-bo; ZHAO Hai; LU Xiao-yan

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Objective To discuss the application and the use experience of the Meta analysis in clinical pharmacy. Methods MEDLINE,ScienceDirect and other databases were searched. The literature and examples of Meta analysis application were summarized, synthesized, and analyzed. Results It was comfirmed that Meta analysis could be used well in the efficacy of the drug comparison,drug efficacy and adverse reactions re-evaluation,ultra drug direction usage provement, combination drug therapy and single drug therapy efficacy comparison,et al. Conclusion To judge the rationality of the drug use, clinical pharmacists should search the literature to find the answers. For the same problem, there had been many similar studies of the situation,clinical pharmacists could seach and read the literatures integrated with Meta analysis, then come to a full understanding of the problem.

The application of Meta analysis in clinical pharmacy

1. Zhejiang medical and pharmaceutical college,Ningbo 315100,China

2. Ningbo gaoke institnte of phar-chem science,Ningbo 315000,China

3. The Second Hospital of Ningbo,Ningbo 315010,China

Received Date: 2010-09-29

Rev Recd Date: 2010-12-12

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Abstract: Objective To discuss the application and the use experience of the Meta analysis in clinical pharmacy. Methods MEDLINE,ScienceDirect and other databases were searched. The literature and examples of Meta analysis application were summarized, synthesized, and analyzed. Results It was comfirmed that Meta analysis could be used well in the efficacy of the drug comparison,drug efficacy and adverse reactions re-evaluation,ultra drug direction usage provement, combination drug therapy and single drug therapy efficacy comparison,et al. Conclusion To judge the rationality of the drug use, clinical pharmacists should search the literature to find the answers. For the same problem, there had been many similar studies of the situation,clinical pharmacists could seach and read the literatures integrated with Meta analysis, then come to a full understanding of the problem.

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