Utilization of Antipsychotics in Psychiatric Inpatients in Our Hospital
- VernacularTitle:我院精神病住院患者抗精神病药应用情况分析
- Author:
Li BAI
;
Xiaonian LUO
;
Chuanyue WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Psychiatric inpatients;
Antipsychotics;
Utilization frequency
- From:
China Pharmacy
2001;0(10):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the utilization of antipsychotic drugs in hospitalized patients of our hospital to provide reference for rational use of drug. METHODS: The utilization of antipsychotic drugs in psychiatric inpatients in our hospital in Jul. 21th of 2008 was surveyed and analyzed. RESULTS: 734 patients were treated with antipsychotic drugs, involving 30 drug therapy schemes. 676 patients were only treated with one kind of drug (87.8%),among which the top 3 drugs in the list of utilization rate were risperidone (n=190, 24.7%), quetiapine (n=144, 18.7%) and olanzapine (n=123, 16.0%). Antipsychotic drugs were mostly combined with following drugs for mental disorder, such as antidepressant, mood stabilizers, benzodiazepine, sedative-hypnotic drugs, hypoglycemics and lipid regulators. CONCLUSION:The new atypical antipsychotic drugs have replaced traditional antipsychotic drugs and took up dominant position in the clinical treatment with single category.
