Analysis of the Use of Essential Medicines in 20 Medical and Health Institutions in Beijing from 2013 to the First Half Year of 2014
10.6039/j.issn.1001-0408.2015.24.17
- VernacularTitle:2013－2014年上半年北京地区20家医疗卫生机构基本药物使用分析
- Author:
Yiyun LI
;
Xin HU
;
Zhiang WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Beijing region;
Medical and health institutions;
Essential medicines;
Use
- From:
China Pharmacy
2015;(24):3354-3356,3357
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To provide reference for the promotion of rational use of essential medicines and further implementa-tion of essential medicines system. METHODS:Depended on the data (including the number of species,the amount of prescrip-tion and prescription departments,etc)of essential medicines(chemical drugs and biological drugs)use in outpatient and emergen-cy departments and wards of 20 sample medical and health institutions fromThe Hospital Prescriptions Cooperation Project,statis-tical analysis was performed by using Excel and Access software. RESULTS:The proportion of the amount of essential medicines included in National Essential Medicines List(2012 edition)or Beijing Essential Medicines(Supplementary list)(2012 edition)to the amount of total medicines(hereinafter referred to as the essential medicines use ratio)in medical and health institutions of Bei-jing from 2013 to the first half year of 2014 was small and showed a slight downward trend. The essential medicines use ratio of grade 2 and grade 3 general hospitals did not reached the required ratio by former Health Department. The essential medicines use ratio in different departments showed great differences,the essential medicines use ratio in imaging department was 100%,while chemotherapy departnent was 4.04%. The essential medicines use ratio in different medicines also showed great differences,5 kinds of drugs(including sulfani lamides)was 100%,while there were 16 kinds of drugs that was less than 0.1%. CONCLUSIONS:The essential medicines use ratio is relatively low in medical and health institutions of Beijing from 2013 to the first half year of 2014 and shows great differences in different departments and different medicines. It is suggested to further improve the essential medi-cines use ratio to better benefit the majority of patients by changing the prescribing habits of physicians,strengthening the advocacy of essential medicines policy and optimizing the use of essential medicines in different departments.
