Survey on the utilization of antipyretic analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs.
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.
Zheng
Ping
P
Department of Pharmacy, Nanfang Hospital, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Hu
Min-yan
MY
Zhang
Qing
Q
Yan
Yuan
Y
D000700:Analgesics; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003625:Data Collection; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans
D000700:Analgesics; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents