Temporal trends in the prescription of traditional Japanese herbal (Kampo) medicines to pregnant women: analysis of an administrative hospital database in Japan
The primary prescribed Kampo medicines were those with established safety evidence for use in pregnant women. The proportion of Kampo medicine prescriptions for pregnant women in Japan has increased over time, with tokishakuyakusan being the most prescribed during the study period.
Authors
- Misaki Tokunaga
- Risa Josaka
- Kouji Okada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7191-2857)
- Shiro Hatakeyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3653-3821)
- Yuriko Murai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7428-7548)
- Daisuke Kikuchi
- Taku Obara
Institutions
- Tohoku University (JP)
- Tohoku University Hospital (JP)
- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (JP)
- Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital (JP)
- Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences
- Published
- 2025-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40780-025-00515-5
- Primary Topic
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00