OBJECTIVE To investigate the application of Second Class of Psychotropic Drugs,and to provide reference for reasonable usage in clinic.METHODS The second class of psychotropic drugs in outpatient depart-ment of our hospital during 2020-2022 were analyzed retrospectively in respects of the number of common drugs pre-scription,distribution of gender/age,DDDs,DUI,DDC and B/A.RESULTS During 2020-2022the drugs with high use frequency were alprazolam,zolopidem tartrate,clonazepam,accounting for 80.14%of total prescription amount of second class of psychotropic drugs.The proportion of male to female was 1∶1.41;the patients aged 51-70 years old took up the biggest proportion,accounting for 41.69%.DUI of second class of psychotropic drugs was less than 1.0,and zolpidem tartrate tablets had the highest sales amount for three consecutive years.DDC value was stable,the lar-gest was paracetamol oxycodone,and the smallest was alprazolam.The highest B/A value was alprazolam tartrate and the lowest was zolpidem.CONCLUSION The use of second class of psychotropic drugs in the outpatient depart-ment of our hospital is reasonable and should continue to be implemented in accordance with relevant laws and regu-lations to avoid the abuse of second class of psychotropic drugs in the outpatient population.
Second class of psychotropic drugsMedication analysisRational use