Analysis of the Drug consumption for Nervous Diseases in 17 Hospitals in Nanjing District

AIM:To analysis the current situation of drug consumption for nervous diseases in Nanjing district.METHODS:According to the order of sum of money,the share and main varieties of drugs used for nervous diseases in 17 hospitals in 1997 were analysed,and compared with the CATALOGUE OF NATIONAL BASIC DRUGS(1998 edition).RESULTS:The variety of drugs consumed for nervous diseases were 129,the sum of money was 2 455.84 yuan accounting for 6.21% of total drug consumption.They ranked fifth in the order of categories;Statistically,of 56 main drugs for nervous diseases,44 were within the range of the CATALOGUE OF NATIONAL BASIC DRUGS(1998 edition).CONCLUSION:The drug-consumption for nervous diseases occupied an important place in the total drug consumption in Nanjing district and the level of drug consumption corresponded to the CATALOGUE OF NATIONAL BASIC DRUGS(1998 edition).