Analysis on the Quality of Outpatient Prescription before and after the Implementation of Comment on Prescription

Objective To compare and analyze the changes in quality of outpatient prescription before and after the implementation of comment on prescription,which includes the reasonableness of the use of medicine and the qualified rate of the writing of prescription.Methods The comment was made on the prescriptions of the patients who were diagnosed in the outpatient department of our hospital from 2006 to 2007.Results After the impIementation of comment on prescription,the rate of probiem prescription was 3.66%,which was absolutely lower than that before the implementation of comment on prescription(14.1%).Conclusions After the comment on unreasonable prescriptions and unreasonable use of medicine,the interference and warning for the reasonable prescription of medical practi-tioner would be strengthened,which would make the management of medicine,writing out and adjustment of prescription and control of medical cost more Scientific,reasonable and standard. Key words: Comment on prescription; Quality of prescription; Comparative analvsis