Expert Consensus on Clinical Application of Kuaiwei Pian(快胃片)in Treatment of Chronic Superficial Gastritis
Kuaiwei Pian(快胃片)have the effects of controlling gastric acid,harmonizing stomach and stopping bleeding by astringent components and are commonly used in chronic superficial gastritis.Based on questionnaire investigation of doctors and systematic literature research on Kuaiwei Pian,the expert consensus statement on Kuaiwei Pian was developed by 42 domestic ex-perts(clinical,methodological and pharmacy aspects of traditional Chinese and Western medicine).Six main considerations of evidence were quality of evidence,curative effect,safety,economical efficiency,patient acceptability and so on.Grading of Rec-ommendations,Assessment,Development and Evaluations(GRADE)classification was adopted for evaluating evidence recommen-dation criteria,and the formation of expert consensus adopted the nominal group technique.This consensus focused on the indica-tion,usage and dosage,combination therapy,treatment course and safety of Kuaiwei Pian in chronic superficial gastritis.In addi-tion,expert meetings for centralized discussions were organized,opinions from peers across the countrywidely were solicited through letter review,aiming at providing scientific basis for rational drug use of Kuaiwei Pian by physicians.