Analysis of Oral Medication of Respiratory Diseases in Pediatrics Outpatient Department of Our Hospital during 2015-2016 / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:To provide reference for rational use of oral drugs in pediatrics department.METHODS:The prescriptions of oral medication for 1 070 children with respiratory diseases selected from pediatrics outpatient department of our hospital during Jan.2015-Dec.2016 were analyzed retrospectively in terms of drug category,use frequency,the rationality of drug use and prescription standardization,etc.RESULTS:Among 1 070 children,0-1 and 2-5 years of age accounted for 26.45％ and 37.76％,taking up the highest proportion.Among main types of disease,mnsillitis and bronchitis accounted for 48.60％ and 15.42％,taking up the highest proportion.The frequencies of antibiotics,Chinese patent medicines (medicines for the treatment of cough and asthma) and adjuvant drugs were in high level,being 51.78％,27.85％,28.79％.Among antibiotics,the frequencies of penicillins+β-lactamase inhibitor and second-generation cephalosporins were in high level,being 43.74％,40.84％.The rate of rational drug use was 92.51％,and that of irrational drug use was 7.85％.Irrational drug use manifested as excessive number of drugs (2.34％),excessive large dose (2.06％),irrational dosage form (2.24％) and irrational antibiotics use (5.05％).The rate of standard prescription was 91.31％,and the rate of nonstandard prescription was 8.69％.Nomtandard prescription manifested as nonstandard prescription writing.CONCLUSIONS:In the statistical period,common oral drugs for the children with respiratory systemn disease in the pediatrics outpatient department of our hospital are antibiotics,Chinese patent medicines (medicines for the treatment of cough and asthma) and adjuvant drags.The rationality of drug use and prescription standardization are generally good;but there are still some irrationality in the number of drugs,dosage form,dose and the use of antibiotics;prescription writing problems still exist.