Utilization of Antidepressant Drugs in 36 Hospitals in Beijing Area from 2005 to 2007 / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:To investigate the clinical utilization and the tendency of antidepressant drugs in Beijing area.METHODS:Using the analytical method of the defined daily dose(DDD)recommended by WHO,the application of antidepressant drugs in Beijing from 2005 to 2007 was analyzed statistically.RESULTS:The consumptive sum and DDDs of antidepressants increased significantly year by year,with SSRIs representing more than 88% of all the antidepressant drugs in terms of the consumptive sum,leading the first 3 places in terms of consumption sum and DDDs were fluoxetine,paroxetine and citalopram.The market share of traditional tricyclics and tetracyclines showed a slight reduction,but there were still a stable population of these drugs.CONCLUSION:SSRIs such as fluoxetine have been dominated the antidepressants market in Beijing area.