ABSTRACT
Objective To analyze usage and development trend of TCM decoction pieces in First Hospital of Zhangjiakou City (hereinafter referred to as "our hospital") from 2014 to 2016; To provide the basis for making reasonable purchase plan, reserving TCM decoction pieces and guaranteeing clinical medication.Methods Computer medicine management system was used to conduct statistical analysis on the prescription or order number, dosage, sales, and top 10 TCM decoction pieces among annual consumption and sales of TCM decoction pieces from 2014 to 2016.Results The results showed that the prescription and the order, dosage and sales of TCM decoction pieces decreased year by year. The top 10 TCM decoction pieces in the three years were the same with nine kinds, namely Astragali Radix, Poria, Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, Ophiopogonis Radix, Coicis Semen, Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, and Lycii Fructus. Conclusion The usage of TCM decoction pieces in our hospital is reasonable and the structure of medication is stable.