International Indicators for Rational Drug Use in Outpatient Prescriptions of 21 Medical Institutions in Shanghai Songjiang District / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the situation of rational use of drugs in the outpatient prescriptions in 21 medical institutions in Shanghai Songjiang district.METHODS: The international indicators for rational drug use were employed to evaluate outpatient prescriptions in 21 medical institutions in Shanghai Songjiang district.RESULTS: As for the international indicators for rational drug use in the outpatient prescriptions,an average of 2.5 kinds of drugs were prescribed per prescription in 21 hospitals,42% prescriptions prescribed antibacterials,20% prescribed injections,and 43.97% prescribed basic drugs of zero difference rate.CONCLUSIONS: The drug use in outpatients of 21 medical institutions was rational on the whole;however,the proportions of prescribing antibacterials and injections in some hospitals were still on the high side. Thus the rational drug use level remains to be improved further.