ABSTRACT
Objective To analyze the usage of basic drugs in non-primary health care institutions in Luzhou,Sichuan,to comment on the performance of the basic drug system,and to provide reference data for relevant ministries and departments.Methods To collect and to statistically analyze the data of the categories and sales amount of the basic drugs used by three level-3A health care institutions and nine level-2 health care institutions from Jan 1,2010 to Dec 31,2012. Results The purchasing proportion of the basic drugs in the level-3A institutions for 2010,2011,and 2012 are respectively 15.62%,17.84%,20.01%;similarly,the data for the level-2A institutions are respectively 29.35%,32.16%,35.07%;the data for the level-2B institutions are respectively 34.73%,37.05%,40.02%.The sales proportion ofthe basic drugs for the years of2010,2011,and 2012 are respectively 10.43%,12.38%,15.04% for the level-3A institutions,25.08%,27.24%,30.12% for the level-2A institutions,and 29.24%,32.08%,35.03%for the level-2B institutions.Conclusion Non-primary health care institutions should firmly execute the basic drug system, enhance the propaganda of this policy,try to increase the purchasing proportion of the basic drugs,supervise the prescription behavior of the doctors, and optimize the basic drug index in order to use drugs more appropriately and efficiently.