Pharmacovigilance in Traditional Chinese Medicine safety surveillance.

PURPOSE

To give an overview of the current status including problems and efforts about pharmacovigilance in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) safety surveillance.

METHODS

It is based on literature review and publicly available data in China.

RESULTS

TCM led to several adverse drug reactions (ADRs) during the past few years and pharmacovigilance about TCM remained as a problem though great effort had been made to improve it.

CONCLUSIONS

Pharmacovigilance in TCM is still facing many challenges in playing critical roles in China. More attention should be paid to pharmacovigilance in TCM safety surveillance.