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ReviewMedicine2025

Comprehensive assessment of 18AA amino acid injections based on Chinese guidelines: A narrative review.

Jiabao Li, Xiao Hu, Siyong Huang, Jisheng Chen

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Jiabao LiKey Specialty of Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.ORCID 0009-0006-1344-5940
Xiao Hu
Siyong Huang

Funding

China Association for Pharmaceutical Education 2023 Special Project on Health Technology Assessment of Clinical Medication 2023WSJSPGZXKT-43Guangdong Hospital Pharmacy Research Fund-Special Fund for Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation of Drugs 2022-1115-12Guangzhou Municipal People’s Livelihood Science and Technology Research Program Project 201803010096Project funded by the Central Financial Government’s Subsidy Fund for Improving Medical Service Protection Capacity Z155080000004
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Abstract

By systematically evaluating nine 18AA compounded amino acid injections using a percentage scoring method, we aim to provide a basis for hospitals to select compounded amino acid injections. According to the Rapid Guide for Drug Evaluation and Selection in Chinese Medical Institutions (Second Edition) released in 2023, relevant databases such as PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, drug labels, and clinical guidelines were searched for drug information. We used a percentage scoring method to score the nine 18AA compound amino acid injections marketed in China on 5 dimensions, including pharmacological properties (28 points), efficacy (27 points), safety (25 points), economy (10 points), and other attributes (10 points). We classified them into recommendation levels based on the scoring results, to objectively select and evaluate medicines. The final assessment result scores from highest to lowest were 18AA (71.50 points), 18AA-VII (66.77 points), 18AA-IX (66.63 points), 18AA-I (63.39 points), 18AA-II (61.56 points), 18AA-III (61.23 points), 18AA-V-SF (61.12 points), 18AA-V (58.75 points), and 18AA-IV (55.29 points). In the comprehensive overall assessment of amino acid formulations, 18AA-IX and 18AA-VII scored the highest in pharmacological properties and effectiveness, 18AA-IX and 18AA-V-SF excelled in safety, and 18AA scored the highest in economics and other attributes. When a healthcare organization introduces 18AA compounded amino acid injections to their hospital, they can refer to the assessment results and use the top 3 recommended medications: 18 AA, 18 AA-VII, and 18 AA-IX. Meanwhile, 18AA, which has the highest evaluation score and is >70, should be highly recommended as a new drug introduction and prioritized during drug adjustment and retention.

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Amino AcidsDrug CompoundingPractice Guidelines as TopicChinaHumansInjectionsAmino Acids18AAcompounded amino acid injectiondrug evaluationhealth technology assessment

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PMID41305685
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