Traditional Chinese medicine has always played an important role
in the treatment of pre-existing diseases and major diseases.
In recent years, with the aging of the population, the increase in the number of patients with chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia, as well as the continuous upgrading of consumption, the enhancement of residents' awareness of health care, the demand for proprietary Chinese medicines has continued to expand
.
Recently, there have even been reports that the growth rate of proprietary Chinese medicines in the hospital market and retail pharmacies in 2021 has exceeded that of chemical drugs
.
The industry believes that at present, proprietary Chinese medicine is ushering in a period
of opportunity and challenge to embrace chronic diseases.
Proprietary Chinese medicine is ushering in a period of opportunity and challenge to embrace chronic diseases! (Image source: Pharma Network)
Opportunities have emerged
Chronic diseases refer to a group of clinical diseases with a long course of disease, complex etiology, health damage and social harm, common including hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, malignant tumors, etc.
, the number of patients is large, and the prevalence will continue to rise
.
Taking hypertension as an example, according to the statistics of the health department in 2022, the number of hypertension in China is 245 million, a few days ago China issued the first "Chinese Hypertension Clinical Practice Guidelines", the new guidelines recommend lowering the diagnostic criteria for hypertension to 130/80 mm Hg, the industry expects that according to the new diagnostic criteria, the number of hypertension patients in China is expected to increase to nearly 500 million
.
According to the "China Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease Report 2021", the number of patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in China is 360 million, and the incidence of patients is getting younger and younger, and the prevalence rate continues to rise
.
For chronic diseases, residents need to do a good job in prevention and management, starting from exercise, diet, drug treatment, smoking cessation and alcohol restriction, psychological balance, etc.
, to establish a scientific, perfect and systematic healthy lifestyle, that is, what Chinese medicine calls "preventive treatment"
.
In recent years, a series of Chinese medicine policies issued at the national level have encouraged the integration of the concept of "preventive treatment" of Chinese medicine into the management of chronic diseases, and continuously improved the management level of
chronic diseases.
Among them, the "China's Medium and Long-term Plan for the Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Diseases (2017-2025)" clearly states that it is necessary to adhere to prevention first, promote the transformation from disease treatment to health management, and emphasize the need to give full play to the advantages of traditional Chinese medicine in treating pre-existing diseases, and vigorously promote traditional health and fitness
.
In the industry's view, the market outside the Chinese proprietary medicine has great opportunities, which are mainly manifested in two aspects
: preventive health care proprietary Chinese medicine and the sinking of grassroots channels.
In terms of preventive health care proprietary Chinese medicines, the demand for preventive health care proprietary Chinese medicine products brought about by the aging population and consumption upgrading continues to grow, and many Chinese medicine enterprises have strengthened Chinese medicine health management services, hoping to promote the sales of
Chinese medicines with health care, medical treatment, prevention and rehabilitation.
In addition, OTC brands of proprietary Chinese medicines also have greater development space
at the grassroots level by virtue of their advantages in treating pre-existing diseases.
Challenges remain
Although proprietary Chinese medicines are expected to embrace the opportunities brought by chronic diseases, they have always been controversial and even stigmatized due to abstract theories, unclear mechanisms of action, and slow efficacy, hindering the pace of
industrial development.
In this regard, the industry calls for greater publicity and dissemination of Chinese medicine culture, so that more people have a deeper understanding and understanding of Chinese medicine, so as to give full play to the outstanding advantages of Chinese medicine in disease prevention and treatment of chronic diseases, and let Chinese medicine go to the world
.
At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen the deep cross-integration of original thinking of Chinese medicine and multidisciplinary cutting-edge technology, clearly explain the theory of Chinese medicine, and promote the original and breakthrough results
of Chinese medicine.
In addition, it is also necessary to break down disciplinary barriers and encourage a hundred flowers to bloom
.
"The exact curative effect is the lifeline of the survival and development of Chinese medicine, and it is necessary to explore new ideas and methods
for the research of Chinese medicine.
"
epilogue
In general, the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases is a huge and complex system project, and integrating the concept of TCM health preservation into the management of chronic diseases is conducive to giving full play to its advantages and helping the comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation
of chronic diseases.
But for now, there is still a long way to go
.
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