Investigation and Analysis on the Application of Glucocorticoid in 267 Cases

OBJECTIVE To investigate the use of glucocorticoid in our hospital and evaluate its rationality. METHODS The medical records of 267 discharged cases administrated with glucocorticoid during January to March in 2011 were sampled for statistical analysis. RESULTS In our hospital, there were 9 types of clinical usage for glucocorticoid, in which the frequency as an anesthesia-assisted drug was the highest accounting for 57.30%. Eight glucocorticoids were used in clinic, the most used was dexamethasone injection. The courses of treatment of glucocorticoid were all within 3 months, and the short course within 5 days accounted for 77.53%. The incompatibility occurred between glucocorticoid and aspirin, indometacin, furosemide, carbamazepine and rifampicin. CONCLUSION The irrational use of glucocorticoid are serious in our hospital, thus management should be strengthened to ensure safe, effective and economic clinical drug use.