Analysis of the Costs of Various Drugs Consumed in 36 Hospitals of Guangzhou in the Years 1997～ 2000
- VernacularTitle:1997年～ 2000年广州市 36家医院各类药物费用分析
- Author:
Qinghuan WU
;
Xizhou XIAO
;
Lingyan MA
;
Caiyun CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
China Pharmacy
2001;12(5):285-286
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE： To analyze the trend of costs of various drugs consumed in hospitals of Guangzhou METHODS： The data were derived from the Hospital Purchasing of Drug Information System in Guangzhou from 1997 to 2000 The expense of each drug was calculated at the price of that year RESULTS： The annual increasing rates of drug expenses in 1998， 1999 and 2000 were 17 01％ ， 24 49％ ， 23 11％ respectively CONCLUSION： It is a matter of great urgency to rationally use drugs， to eliminate the waste of resources and to lighten the patients'burden
