Application analysis on antidepressant drugs of 32 hospitals in Wuhan area during 2010-2012
GONG Xue-peng
HE Quan
DU Guang
Abstract：Objective: To investigate the clinical application and the development tendency of antidepressant drugs in Wuhan area during 2010 - 2012. Methods:The utilization of antidepressant drugs was analyzed retrospectively in terms of consumption sum, DDDs, DDC, etc. Results:The consumption sum of antidepressant drugs increased by 29.7%and 11.4%year by year during 2010-2012. The consumption sum of SSRIs and SNRIs accounted for 50%and 30%among the total consumption sum of antidepressant drugs respectively. The top 3 drugs in consumption sum were venlafaxine, paroxetine and escitalopram. Flupentixol and melitracen tablets dominated the ifrst place over the 3 years in terms of DDDs. Conclusion:The utilization of antidepressant drugs increased remarkably in Wuhan area during 2010-2012, SSRIs and SNRIs occupied the dominant position of the market.
Keywords：Antidepressant drugsConsumption sumDDDsDDC
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 118-120 )