Abstract
To recognize the existing state of simultaneous use ( “Gappo” ) of Kampo extract medicines, we investigated the medicines from 3099 prescription preparations.
The results were as follows: 1) The rate of two and three combined preparations was 10.1% and 0.8%, and combined kinds being 98 and 14, respectively. 2) Rate of non-reducing dose prescriptions among combined preparations was 19.1%. 3) The rate of combined kinds of crude drug from single to three comprised 70% among two combined preparations, and the rate of the major crude drug, Glycyrrhizae Radix, was 25.6%.
