Expert consensus on clinical application management of human albumin
Derived from healthy human blood,human albumin is widely applied for treating critically and seriously ill patients.However,inappropriate off-label and irrational use of human albumin has remained prevalent,resulting in significant wasting of valuable drug resources.Currently,there is an acute dearth of authoritative guidelines or consensus on clinical application manage-ment of human albumin in China.To address this wide gap,a multidisciplinary panel of experts,under the auspices of Committee of Hospital Pharmacy of Chinese Pharmaceutical Association,has collaborated on developing a comprehensive consensus for stan-dardizing management measures and providing guidance for rational utilization of human albumin.This consensus focused upon eight major aspects of clinical application management,including supply management,formulating clinical application standards,management of off-label drug use,training in rational usage,management of prescription sessions,prescription review processes,informatization management and patient education regarding medication usage.