Establishment and application of evaluation criteria for drug utilization of metformin
Objective To establish the evaluation criteria of metformin drug utilization and evaluate the rationality of clinical use.Methods Based on the drug instructions of Metformin Hydrochloride Tablets and Metformin Hydrochloride Sustained-release Tablets,the evaluation criteria were established with reference to relevant guidelines and expert consensus.The rationality of using metformin in 242 patients in January to December 2023 was evaluated by AHP weighted TOPSIS method.Results Among 242 cases,metformin was used reasonably in 74 cases(30.58% ).The use of metformin was reasonable in 153 cases(63.22% ).The use of metformin was unreasonable in 15 cases(6.20% ).Conclusion The established evaluation criteria and AHP weighted TOPSIS method can be used to evaluate the rationality of metformin,and the evaluation results show that the use of metformin is basically reasonable.
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