Analysis of Three-stage Analgestics Used in Patients with Cancer in Our Hospital during the Period of 2002～2005 / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the status quo and the tendency of three-stage analgestics for patients with cancer in our hospitals.METHODS:The use of three-stage analgestics for patients with cancer during the period2002～2005in our hospital were analyzed statistically in respect to consumption sum,DDDs and average daily costs,etc.RESULTS:The con-sumption sum and DDDs of three-stage analgesics increased year on year,of which,morphine and related drugs had gradually dominated the first places.The prices of sustained and controlled release preparations were high.CONCLUSION:The use of three-stage analgestics for patients with cancer in our hospital was rational on the whole,yet the application of three-stage analgestic therapy for pain relief in cancer patients should be further publicized.