Problem Existing in the Management and Use of Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances in 102 Medical Institutions of Lanzhou / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:To provide references for the standardization of the management and use of narcotics drug(ND)and psychotropic substances(PS) in medical institutions. METHODS: The problem existing in the management and use of ND and PS in 102 municipal medical institutions sampled from three counties and five districts of Lanzhou were analyzed from aspects of supervision & administration agency for hygiene, medical institution, physicians and pharmacists. Meanwhile, suggestions for the solution of the problem were put forward. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS: The problem existing in the management and use of ND and PS manifested as lack of training and examination for physicians and pharmacists in medical institutions, the concerned personnel’s inadequate understanding of regulations and old-fashioned expertise, inappropriate management, conservative in clinical medication, and irrational in the structure of drug use much as in the private medical institutions and township health centers. Measures should be taken to tackle the problem from the origin so as to standardize the use and management of ND and PS in medical institutions.