title: Survey on the utilization of antipyretic analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the prescription of antipyretic analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs by the medical staff of Nanfang Hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Drug utilization index (DUI) was used to analyze the prescriptions of antipyretic analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs to out-patients in the fourth quarter of 2001.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In 71.4% of the prescriptions, the DUI ranged from 0.9 to 1.1, indicating basically justified utilization of antipyretic analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs in Nanfang Hospital though with occasional abuses of somiton tablets. We urge more careful application of these drugs and their compound preparations, especially in infant patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Nanfang Hospital, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Min-yan
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003625:Data Collection; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents