RESUMEN
Objective:To understand the application status of alprostadil injections in a hospital to promote the rational drug use. Methods:A retrospective survey was carried out on the application of alprostadil injections in 1 767 hospitalized patients in a hospital in 2013. The main clinic diagnosis, usage and dosage, course of treatment and adverse reactions were statistically analyzed. Results:Alprostadil injections were used widely in all the clinical departments, and the most frequently applied in encephalopathy department and nephrology department. The irrational drug use chiefly included inappropriate indications, usage and dosage, treatment course and solvents. Conclusion:More attention should be paid to the unreasonable use of alprostadil injections, and it is very important to retro-spectively analyze the rationality for guiding rational drug use.