Analysis of Irrational Prescriptions Commonly Seen in Outpatient Department

OBJECTIVE: To ensure patients' safe medication safety and promote rational drug use. METHODS: 11 539 outpatient prescriptions from Jan. to June in 2007 in our hospital were randomly selected for a classified analysis of the irrational prescriptions based on clinical pharmacological knowledge and the pertinent literature. RESULTS: The irrational drug use chiefly manifested itself as irrational in dosage regimen, dosage, repeated drug use, improper choice of solvents and incompatibility etc. CONCLUSION: To reduce the incidences of irrational drug use and the adverse drug reactions, clinicians should be provided with timely feedbacks on medication information.