中成药是祖国医药学的一个重要组成部份,已有二千多年的历史。目前临床上常用的中成药包括传统品种和近年来创制的新品种约有三十个剂型、五千多个品种,有数百家生产中成药的厂家,发展很快,成绩喜人。不过值得引起注意的是,当前有的中成药存在着同方异名、同名异方的问题,实难记忆与区分;有的又是处方大同小异,给临床用药,药政管理、药品经营等方面产生了某些混乱,似应进行适当的整顿。其具体情况如下: Chinese medicine is an important part of the motherland’s medicine and has a history of more than 2,000 years. At present, commonly used traditional Chinese medicines include traditional varieties and new varieties created in recent years with about 30 dosage forms, more than 5,000 varieties, and hundreds of manufacturers of proprietary Chinese medicines. They have developed rapidly and have achieved satisfactory results. However, it is worth noting that there are currently some proprietary Chinese medicines with the same name, the same name of the different issues, it is difficult to remember and distinguish; some are similar in prescription, to the clinical use of drugs, drug administration, drug management, etc. With some confusion, it seems that proper rectification should be carried out. The details are as follows: