Utilization of Antidepressant Drugs in 36 Hospitals in Beijing Area from 2005 to 2007
- VernacularTitle:北京地区36家医院2005～2007年抗抑郁药利用分析
- Author:
Runwei WU
;
Hongbing HAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Antidepressant drugs;
Beijing area;
SSRIs;
Utilization analysis
- From:
China Pharmacy
2001;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the clinical utilization and the tendency of antidepressant drugs in Beijing area.METHODS:Using the analytical method of the defined daily dose(DDD)recommended by WHO,the application of antidepressant drugs in Beijing from 2005 to 2007 was analyzed statistically.RESULTS:The consumptive sum and DDDs of antidepressants increased significantly year by year,with SSRIs representing more than 88% of all the antidepressant drugs in terms of the consumptive sum,leading the first 3 places in terms of consumption sum and DDDs were fluoxetine,paroxetine and citalopram.The market share of traditional tricyclics and tetracyclines showed a slight reduction,but there were still a stable population of these drugs.CONCLUSION:SSRIs such as fluoxetine have been dominated the antidepressants market in Beijing area.
