ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:To construct the database of“The Time and Age Limit in the Use of Common Orally Adminis-tered Drugs”in order to guide the rational drug use in patients.METHODS:The frequently used instructions of common orally administered drugs in the hospital where the authors worked were collected,and then were classified and listed according to the elements in“The Time and Age Limit in the Use of Common Orally Administered Drugs”,and further summarized according to the basic knowledge in drug administration.RESULTS:Ante cibum drugs accounted for22.2%,post cibum drugs11.7%,either ante cibum or post cibumor or unmarked drugs59.4%,bedtime drugs6.7%,wholly swallowed drugs12.2%,chewed drugs1.7%,children restricted drugs32.2%,and the drugs taken once daily with the set time accounted for13.9%.CONCL_ USION:The construction of“The Time and Age Limit in the Use of Common Orally Administered Drugs”database can guide patients to use medicine rationally.