OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the situation of antibiotics used in Beijing Children’s Hospital in the years1996~2001.METHODS:All data related to use of antibiotics was collected from Financial Office and Pharmaceutic Section in our hospital.RESULTS:With the increase of GDP,expenses for antibiotics of our hospital,in the period1996~2001,maintained a high level and ranked the first place continuously.CONCLUSION:The situation of abuse of antibiotics in our hospital is still awful.