[Analysis of clinical use of Danhong injection based on hospital information system]

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2011 Oct;36(20):2817-20.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Objective: To know how Danhong injection is used in clinical practice and to provide a reference for guiding clinical use of Danhong Injection.

Method: Extract Danhong injection's post-marketing re-evaluation data from the Hospital Information System of ten three grade III-A General Hospitals in Beijing, use basic statistical analysis methods to analyze Danhong injection's indications, usage and dosage, days of treatment etc. in clinical practice.

Result: In patients using Danhong injection, there were more than 60 percent patients were prescribed based on main-diagnosis, first-visit and other diagnosis, which were also coincided with Danhong injection's instruction. In clinical practice, 95.5 percent of Danhong injection's administration routes conformed to the instruction and more than 90 percent of Danhong injection's dosage were within the limits prescribed by the instruction. Danhong injection was used less than 20 days successively. Danhong injection was used in combination with drugs with the action of removing blood stasis, antianginal drug, antiplatelet drug, drugs for cerebrovascular disease and so on.

Conclusion: Danhong injection has been used according to instruction in practice almostly.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / administration & dosage
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Hospital Information Systems
  • Humans
  • Injections
  • Male
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • danhong