DOI: 10.7664/CHE20130611
Study on the Utilization of Essential Medicine in Community Health Service Institutions in Nantong
Abstract： Objective: To survey the utilization of essential medicine in community health service institutions in Nantong. Methods:7667 prescriptions from 6 community health service institutions in Nantong were selected by stratified cluster sampling in 2009—2011. The determinants of drug utilization were analyzed by negative binomial regression and logistic regression. Results: The utilization rate of essential medicine increased year by year, and the utilization rate of provincial essential medicine lists increased faster than the national essential medicine list. Conclusion: Government should implement national essential medicine list further and strengthen propagandizing and training of essential medicine to improve the access to essential medicine.
Keywords：community health service institutionessential medicine listprescripitionNantong
Publication Date：2013-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 34-36 )