CHEN Min 1,2,3,4 , ZHANG Lingli 1,2,3 , LI Youping 5 , ZENG Linan 1,2,3 , LIANG Yi 1,2,3 , HUANG Liang 1,2,3
  • 1. Department of Pharmacy, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; 2. Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041, China;3. Evidence-Based Pharmacy Centre, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China4. West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;;
ZHANG Lingli, Email: zhlingli@sina.com
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Objective  To analyze drug use for 23 sick and wounded hospitalized in the departments of gynaecology, obstetrics and paediatrics in the West China Second University Hospital, during one month after Lushan earthquake, so as to provide references for the drug use for the sick and wounded women and children.
Methods  Medication information was retrospectively investigated in the departments of gynaecology, obstetrics and paediatrics in the West China Second University Hospital during one month after Lushan earthquake. We extracted data including hospitalization duration, medication prescriptions, types and costs of essential medicines, types and costs of antibiotic medicines using the HIS system. Discharge diagnosis was standardized and classified according to ICD-10. Indicators of rational drug use included defined daily dose (DDD), defined daily dose statistic (DDDs), drug utilization index (DUI), children defined daily dose (cDDD), children drug utilization index (cDUI), proportion of essential medicines, proportion of antibiotic medicines, mismatch of medicine and diagnosis, repeated drug use, improper combination of drug, incorrect usage and dosage, and frequently drug change. Medication information was evaluated and discussed by the prescription working group. Discrepency was resolved by consulting with the panel.
Results  A total of 23 sick and wounded women and children were assessed during one month after Lushan Earthquake. There were 13 sick and wounded children in the department of pediatrics (mainly manifested as bronchial pneumonia) and 10 sick and wounded women in the department of gynaecology and obstetrics (mainly involved in cesarean delivery). Proportions of essential medicines were 13/13 in the department of pediatrics and 9/10 in the department of gynaecology and obstetrics. Proportions of antibiotic medicines were 10/13 in the department of pediatrics and 8/10 in the department of gynaecology and obstetrics. Irrational drug use was mainly caused by improper use of antibiotics.
Conclusion  The drug use for 23 hospitalized sick and wounded is rational in the departments of gynaecology, obstetrics and paediatrics in the West China Second University Hospital during one month after Lushan earthquake. Evaluation methods of rational drug use in high-risk population are urgently needed. Using cDDD and cDUI is an active exploration for the evaluation of pediatric drug use, which needs more practice to test and improve.

Citation: CHEN Min,ZHANG Lingli,LI Youping,ZENG Linan,LIANG Yi,HUANG Liang. Analysis of Rational Drug Use of 23 Sick and Wounded Hospitalized in the Departments of Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Paediatrics after Lushan Earthquake. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2013, 13(9): 1032-1036. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20130178 Copy

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