Analysis on Outpatient Prescriptions of TCM Decoction Pieces in 2016 in Chongqing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine / 中国中医药信息杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To understand the present situation and regularity of the application of TCM prescriptions in Chongqing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (hereinafter referred to as "our hospital"); To provide references for TCM pharmacy management and rational medication in clinic. Methods 8756 TCM prescriptions in our hospital from January to December in 2016 were randomly selected and the method of subtotals was used to collect statistics. The basic rules and existing problems of the TCM prescriptions were analyzed. Results The TCM prescriptions issued more in the famous doctor's center (27.67%), preventive treatment of disease center (13.67%) and oncology department (13.35%); elderly patients took the lead (45–75 years old accounted for 65.90%); prescriptions with 16–20 Chinese herbs added up to 4326 (49.41%); prescriptions within 3–7 dosages were 4921 in total (56.20%);single prescription cost within 100–300 yuan were 2777 in all (31.71%); prescriptions of single dosage cost 21–80 yuan were 5500 altogether (62.81%). Conclusion The application of TCM prescriptions in our hospital is basically rational, but problems such as too many herbs in one prescription, overdose use of some prescriptions and higher amount still exist.