title: [Literature review report on efficacy evaluation about Kudiezi injection].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore information about label use and off label use about Kudeizi injection in clinical practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three Chinese literature databases were searched and 237 articles were downloaded. Efficacy evaluation information about the study question was extracted by researchers in the Excel form. Finally, 3 systematic reviews and 190 RCTs, 20 clinical controlled trials, 21 case series and 3 case reports were identified. It only did an overview on three systematic reviews and 190 RCTs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It is found that the most common disease treated by Kudiezi injection were cerebral infarction, coronary heart disease and angina pectoris. There are also many off label use about Kudiezi injection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although there are more or less quality problems for these clinical trials of Kudiezi injection, researchers have already made effort to improve trials. There will be still a long way to develop good clinical trials for Kudiezi injection.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China. okfrom2008@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Xing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Yan-Ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000453:epidemiology; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal