HUZhi-qiang 1,2,3,4 , ZHANGLing-li 1,2,3 , LIYou-ping 5 , WANChao-min 6 , QUANShu-yan 1,2,3,4 , ZENGLi-nan 1,2,3 , JIANGLu-can 1,2,3,4 , GUIGe 1,2,3,4
  • 1. Department of Pharmacy, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
  • 2. Evidence-Based Pharmacy Center, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
  • 3. Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041, China;
  • 4. West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
  • 5. Chinese Evidence-based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
  • 6. Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
ZHANGLing-li, Email: zhlingli@sina.com; LIYou-ping, Email: yzmylab@hotmail.com
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Objective  To investigate and compare the demands of dosage forms and specifications of essential medicine for children in different levels of medical institutions, so as to provide references for selection of essential medicines for children by levels of medical institutions. Methods  In 13 provinces or municipalities, 104 medical institutions, including tertiary, secondary and primacy medical institutions, were investigated by questionnaires. Kinds of drugs, dosage forms, requirement types and requirement levels of drugs were analyzed and compared in different levels of medical institutions. Results  Tertiary medical institutions had higher demands than other levels of medical institutions for the number of drugs types, dosage forms and level of demand on each drug (P < 0.05), secondary medical institutions were higher than primacy medical institutions (P < 0.05), but community health service centers were the same as township health centers. Conclusion  The demands of dosage forms and specifications of essential medicine for children in different levels of medical institutions are different. So future studies should develop the essential medicines list for children depend on different levels of care.

Citation: HUZhi-qiang, ZHANGLing-li, LIYou-ping, WANChao-min, QUANShu-yan, ZENGLi-nan, JIANGLu-can, GUIGe. Demands of Dosage Forms and Specifications of Essential Medicines for Children in Different Levels of Medical Institutions in China: A Cross-sectional Survey. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2016, 16(6): 621-627. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20160096 Copy