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ArticleJournal of pharmacopuncture2019

Current Status of Management on Pharmacopuncture in Korea through Introduction of an Accreditation System.

Soo-Hyun Sung, Byung-Cheul Shin, Min-Jung Park, Kyeong Han Kim, Ji-Won Kim, Ji-Yeon Ryu, Jang-Kyung Park

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Article in Journal of pharmacopuncture, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Soo-Hyun SungDepartment of Korean Medicine Policy, National Development Institute of Korean Medicine, Seoul 04554, South Korea.
Byung-Cheul ShinDivision of Clinical Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, South Korea.
Min-Jung ParkDepartment of Korean Medicine Policy, National Development Institute of Korean Medicine, Seoul 04554, South Korea.
Kyeong Han KimDepartment of Preventive Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University, Wanju, 55338, South Korea.
Ji-Won KimDepartment of Korean Medicine Policy, National Development Institute of Korean Medicine, Seoul 04554, South Korea.
Ji-Yeon RyuDepartment of Korean Medicine Policy, National Development Institute of Korean Medicine, Seoul 04554, South Korea.
Jang-Kyung ParkDivision of Clinical Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, South Korea.
National Development Institute of Korean Medicine · KRPusan National University · KRWoosuk University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesPharmacopuncture is a new form of acupuncture treatment that injects herbal medicine into acupuncture points. This paper introduces the management status of pharmacopuncture through accreditation, and examines the effect of accreditation on pharmacopuncture management.

methodsThe Accreditation System of External Herbal Dispensaries (EHDs) of traditional Korean medicine clinics announced by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in September 2018 were investigated.

resultsThe Accreditation System of EHDs assesses and certifies herbal medicine and pharmacopuncture preparations. Regular components for the 'pharmacopuncture' certification consist of nine standards, 30 categories, and 165 items. The nine standards include: herbal dispensary facilities, clean room management, management and organization operation, employee management, document management, continuous quality control, herbal medicine management, management of preparation, and pavement management.

conclusionThrough EHD accreditation and certification system, traditional Korean medicine clinics and EHDs can now manage pharmacopuncture medicine quality and promise safe pharmacopuncture treatment for the people.

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EHDsexternal herbal dispensaries of traditional Korean medicine clinicsherbal acupuncturepharmacopuncture

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PMID31338246
PMCPMC6645342
OpenAlexW2963846036

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