Concurrent Chinese and Western medication use and risk of acute exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A national cohort study
Concurrent CM-WM use is associated with a decreased risk of AE in patients with COPD. Integrating CM into conventional management may offer clinical benefits, though further studies are needed to elucidate the underlying mechanisms.
Authors
- Lee Chih-Hsin
- Shoko Satake
- Tzu-Rong Peng
- Lee Jen-Ai
- Wang Jann-Yuan
- Jin-Hua Chen
- Ming-Chia Lee
- Shih-Ming Chen
- Chih-Yuan Wu
- Ya-Hui Chang
Institutions
- Yokohama University of Pharmacy (JP)
- Mackay Memorial Hospital (TW)
- Taipei Municipal YangMing Hospital (TW)
- Mackay Medical University (TW)
- Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital (TW)
- Taipei City Hospital (TW)
- National Taiwan University Hospital (TW)
- Wan Fang Hospital (TW)
- Taipei Medical University (TW)
- Cardinal Tien College of Healthcare and Management (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Integrative Medicine Research
- Published
- 2025-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imr.2025.101286
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00