title: [Cross-sectional study of family drug stockpile and children medication in China].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the current situation of family medicine stockpile and children medication in China, analyze the existing problems and provide the rationalized suggestions.
  
  
  METHODS
  The questionnaire was designed and convenient sampling survey was performed in 20 children hospitals in China. Descriptive analysis was conducted on the survey results.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 13 940 completed questionnaires were returned, 98.33% of the families had medicine stockpile, the top three types of the medicine for children were cold medicine(73.95%), oral paregoric/febrifuge(48.01%)and external used drugs for skin disease(wound)(41.10%). The medicine was bought according to physician's prescription and guide(71.18%). Drug poisoning occurred in children of 238 families(1.71%), overdose use was the first cause(44.96%). 22.33% of the parents didn't read the specification carefully before medicine use. The non-appropriate medication for children were mainly the use of adult medicine(32.70%), untimely medication(30.90%), non-rational or unneeded use of febrifuge(26.35%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In China, the families mainly store common medicine for their children. The parents bought medicine mainly according to physician' s prescription and paid attention to the safety and efficiency of the medicine, but non-appropriate use of medicine was still common. It is necessary to improve the rational use of medicine for children through expert counsel and guidance.
authors.affiliation: Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100045, China.
authors.forename: X L
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Nie
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100045, China.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.affiliation: Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100045, China.
authors.forename: X X
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100045, China.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100045, China.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100045, China.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: China Nonprescription Medicines Association, Beijing 100098, China.
authors.forename: M X
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100045, China.
authors.forename: X L
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002681:China; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010820:Physicians; D055553:Prescription Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012651:Self Medication / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D004366:Nonprescription Drugs; D055553:Prescription Drugs