Analysis of Utilization of Antidepressants in 70 Hospitals in Beijing from 2004 to 2006 / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the utilization and its trend of antidepressants in Beijing.METHODS: The antidepressants used in 70 hospitals in Beijing from 2004 to 2006 were analyzed statistically in respect of the variety,consumption sum,DDDs and DDC etc.RESULTS: The consumption sum of the antidepressants used in Beijing increased year by year.CONCLUSION: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors(SSRIs) have become the first-line antidepressants,but the application of the tricyclic and tetracyclic antidepressants decreased year by year.The new antidepressants such as venlafaxine increased sharply.