Investigation,Analysis and Evaluation of the Outpatient Prescriptions of the Second Kind Psychotropic Drugs in Our Hospital

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the utilization of the second kind psychotropic drugs in the outpatient department of our hospital so as to provide references for their clinical management and rational administration. METHODS: The utilization of the second kind psychotropic drugs was analyzed statistically by reviewing the outpatient prescriptions of the second kind psychotherapy in the outpatient department of our hospital between 2006 and 2007 using DDDs and DUI as indexes. RESULTS: The DUIs of the 6 commonly used second kind psychotropic drugs in the outpatient department of our hospital were all less than 1.0, with Estazolam Tablets, Diazepam Tablets, Zolpidem Tablets and Clonazepam Tablets showing the highest percentages in terms of DDDs. CONCLUSION: The use of the second kind psychotropic drugs in the outpatient department of our hospital was reasonable on the whole. However, the use of the second kind psychotropic drugs is far from perfect, which should be given highly attention in clinical use so as to promote rational drug use in the clinic.