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OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of evaluation method on management of prescription. METHODS:A total of 24 000 prescriptions of 12 months were evaluated with both method 1 devised by our hospital and method 2 specified in ordinance of Management of prescription. The administration department intervened physicians’ prescription behaviors according to the evaluation results. The change of data in method 1 was compared with that in method 2. RESULTS: In method 1,the problems of usage and dosage increased a little while other irrational problems lessened largely. In method 2,the average amount of drug categories reduced a little while the other data increased a little. CONCLUSION: The effect of evaluation and intervention in method 1 are superior to those in method 2.