The one-day investigation of drug use in vagrant mental inpatients during hospitalization
LIU Yun
Abstract：Objective:To investigate and analyze the utilization of antipsychotic drugs in vagrant mental inpatients of our rescue ward in order to provide the reference for rational drug use. Methods:One-day investigation was adopted to analyze the daily dose, drugs combination, medication therapy of inpatients in our hospital. Results:Among 351 cases of mental patients, the top 3 drugs in terms of daily dose were risperidone (208 cases, 38.5%), chlorpromazine (51 cases, 9.4%) and rihexyphenidy (44 cases, 8.1%). The second generation antipsychotic drugs have replaced traditional antipsychotic drugs and took up dominant position in the clinical treatment with single category (207 cases, 59.0%), and risperidone was the preferred drug. There were 112 cases in the two-drug combination, accounting for 32.0%. Conclusion:The utilization of antipsychotic drugs in our hospital was reasonable and in accordance with the developmental trend of antipsychotics in our country.
Keywords：Psychiatric inpatientsPsychotropic drugsRisperidoneMedication investigation
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( 339-341 )