Analysis of the use of narcotic drugs and the first class of psychotropic drugs in inpatient pharmacy of Wuhan Red Cross Hospital from 2011 to 2015

Abstract

Objective To analyze the use of narcotic drugs and the first class of psychotropic drugs in inpatient pharmacy of Wuhan Red Cross Hospital from 2011 to 2015. Methods Using the defined daily dose (DDD) which recommended by WHO as an index, and the dispensatory and clinical routine dose recommended by Chinese Pharmacopoeia and New Materia Medica as references. Adopting DUI as the statistic index, the drug's variety, quantity, sums and use frequency of the narcotic drugs and the first psychotropic drugs in inpatient pharmacy of our hospital from 2011 to 2015 were analyzed. Results According to the results, there was an increasing trend in sales amount from 2011 to 2015, among them, 4 kinds of injections, 2 kinds of oral tablets, 1 kind of transdermal patch and 1 kind of the sustained-release tablets.The sales amount of narcotic drugs showed an upward trend year by year. Conclusion In the past 5 years, the use of narcotic drugs and the first class of psychotropic drugs in inpatient pharmacy of the hospital are basically rreasonable, but it still needs to continuously strengthen the knowledge management of narcotic drugs and the related training, so as to ensure safe and effective use of medication in patients. Key words: Anesthetics; Antipsychotic agents; DDDs; DUI